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Acts 16:35

33 At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.

34 Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.

When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”

36 The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”

37 But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
KJV
And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
WEB
But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”
ASV
But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go.
DARBY
And when it was day, the praetors sent the lictors, saying, Let those men go.
BLB
And day having come, the magistrates sent the officers, saying, “Release those men.”
ÅB
Da det nå var blitt dag, sendte styresmennene bud med sine tjenere: Gi disse mennesker fri!
OTB
Da det ble dag, sendte magistratene sine offiserer med ordren: "Frigjør disse mennene."
B1930
Da det nu var blitt dag, sendte styresmennene bud med sine tjenere: Gi disse mennesker fri!

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Cross references

  • Acts 5:40

    At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

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  • Acts 4:21

    After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

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  • Jeremiah 5:22

    Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.

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  • Psalms 76:10

    Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.

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