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Acts 16:39

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.

38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

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BSB
They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
KJV
And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
WEB
and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
ASV
and they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from the city.
DARBY
And they came and besought them, and having brought them out, asked them to go out of the city.
BLB
And having come, they appealed to them, and having brought [them] out, they were asking [them] to go out of the city.
ÅB
og de kom og gav dem gode ord, og førte dem ut og ba dem fare fra byen.
OTB
De kom for å formilde dem og eskorterte dem ut av fengselet, og ba dem om å forlate byen.
B1930
og de kom og gav dem gode ord, og førte dem ut og bad dem fare fra byen.

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  • Matthew 8:34

    And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

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  • Mark 5:17

    And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.

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  • Daniel 6:23

    Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

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  • Daniel 6:16

    Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

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  • Isaiah 49:23

    And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

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  • Exodus 11:8

    And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

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  • Micah 7:9–10

    I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

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  • Isaiah 60:14

    The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

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