Acts 16:35

Early the next day the magistrate sent officials to the jailer, telling him, “Release those men.”

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In The King James Version

And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

In Context

34He took them home and had a meal prepared for them. The jailer and his whole family were full of joy because they trusted in God.

36The jailer told Paul, “The magistrates have sent word to release you. So you can leave, and go in peace.”

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Cross References

Psalms 76:10Even human anger against you makes you look glorious, for you wear it alike a crown.

Acts 4:21After making more threats they let them go. They couldn't work out how to punish them because everyone was glorifying God for what had happened.

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:26-35

Paul and Silas in Prison; Conversion of the Philippian Jailer. 25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had… Read the whole commentary →

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