Acts 16:40

And coming out from the prison, they entered into the house of Lydia; and seeing the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.

English Majority Text (NT)

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 coming, they appealed to them, and bringing them out, they asked them to depart from the city.

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Cross References

Acts 12:12And realizing this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where a considerable number were gathered together and were praying.

Acts 16:2who had a good testimony by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.

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

2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we do not despair, but even if our outward man is decaying, yet the inward man is being 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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