Acts 16:40

And so, coming forth from the prison, they went unto Lydia, and, seeing the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 came, and besought them, and, leading them out, went on to request them to depart from the city.

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Cross References

Acts 12:12And, considering the matter, he came unto the house of Mary, the mother of John who was surnamed Mark, where a considerable number were gathered together and praying.

Acts 16:2who was well-attested by the brethren in Lystra, and Iconium.

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

2 Corinthians 4:16Wherefore we faint not, but, even if, our outer man, is decaying, nevertheless, our inner [man], is renewing 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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