Acts 16:36
And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
Acts 16:36 in other translations
| BSB | The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.” |
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| WEB | The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.” |
| ASV | And the jailor reported the words to Paul, saying, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore come forth, and go in peace. |
| YLT | and the jailor told these words unto Paul--‘The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now, therefore, having gone forth go on in peace;' |
| DARBY | And the jailor reported these words to Paul: The praetors have sent that ye may be let go. Now therefore go out and depart in peace. |
| BBE | And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace. |
| Webster | And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace. |
What does Acts 16:36 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 16:35-36
35-36. when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go--The cause of this change can only be conjectured. When the commotion ceased, reflection would soon convince them of the injustice they had done, even supposing the prisoners had been entitled to no special privileges; and if rumor reached them that the prisoners were somehow under supernatural protection, they might be the more…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 16:35-40
Paul, though willing to suffer for the cause of Christ, and without any desire to avenge himself, did not choose to depart under the charge of having deserved wrongful punishment, and therefore required to be dismissed in an honourable manner. It was not a mere point of honour that the apostle stood upon, but justice, and not to himself so much as to his cause. And when proper apology is made, Christians should…
Acts 16:36 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 16:36
- Acts 15:33
And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
- John 14:27
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
- Mark 5:34
And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
- 1 Samuel 29:7
Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
- Exodus 4:18
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
- Acts 16:27
And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
- 1 Samuel 25:35
So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
- Judges 18:6
And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.
- 2 Kings 5:19
And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
- 1 Samuel 1:17
Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
- 1 Samuel 20:42
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
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Context
- Acts 16:35
And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
- Acts 16:36
And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
- Acts 16:37
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
Acts 16:36 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el carcelero hizo saber estas palabras á Pablo: Los magistrados han enviado á decir que seáis sueltos: así que ahora salid, é id en paz. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le geôlier rapporta ces paroles à Paul, disant: Les préteurs ont envoyé afin que vous soyez relâchés; sortez donc maintenant, et allez-vous-en en paix. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Kerkermeister aber berichtete dem Paulus diese Worte: Die Hauptleute haben gesandt, daß ihr losgelassen würdet; so gehet denn jetzt hinaus und ziehet hin in Frieden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nuntiavit autem custos carceris verba hæc Paulo: Quia miserunt magistratus ut dimittamini: nunc igitur exeuntes, ite in pace. |