Acts 16:40

And having departed from the prison, they came in to Lydia. And after seeing the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

39And having come they besought them, and when they brought them out, they asked them to go out of the city.

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Cross References

Acts 12:12And having realized it, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where a considerable were gathered and praying.

Acts 16:2who was well reported of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium.

2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all encouragement,

2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we are not discouraged, but even if the outer man of us is perishing, yet the inner man is renewed day by day.

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:36-40

Paul and Silas Released. 35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go. 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. 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:… Read the whole commentary →

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