Acts 16:40

And they came out of the prison and went to the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers they gave them comfort and went away.

Bible in Basic English

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

39Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.

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Cross References

Acts 12:12And when he became clear about this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John named Mark, where a number of them had come together for prayer.

Acts 16:2Of whom the brothers at Lystra and Iconium had a high opinion.

2 Corinthians 1:3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort;

2 Corinthians 4:16For which cause we do not give way to weariness; but though our outer man is getting feebler, our inner man is made new 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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