The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”
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The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”
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The keper of the preson tolde this sayinge to Paul the officiers have sent worde to lowse you. Now therfore get you hence and goo in peace.
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Then the keeper of the prison tolde these woordes vnto Paul, saying, The gouerness haue sent to loose you: nowe therefore get you hence, and goe in peace.
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Passages linked to Acts 16:36 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 15:33 After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to the apostles.
- John 14:27 Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
- Exodus 4:18 Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
- Judges 18:6 The priest said to them, “Go in peace. Your way in which you go is before Yahweh.”
- 1 Samuel 1:17 Then Eli answered, “Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him.”
- 1 Samuel 20:42 Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, because we have both sworn in Yahweh’s name, saying, ‘Yahweh is between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’ ” He arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.
- 1 Samuel 25:35 So David received from her hand that which she had brought him. Then he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house. Behold, I have listened to your voice, and have granted your request.”
- 1 Samuel 29:7 Therefore now return, and go in peace, that you not displease the lords of the Philistines.”
- 2 Kings 5:19 He said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little way.
- Mark 5:34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease.”
- Acts 16:27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 36 And the keeper of the prison told this…
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.
Ver. 36. And the keeper of the prison] As glad to be the messenger of such good tidings; for he knew well the misery of captivity; by which term, therefore, all that Job suffered is summarily set forth, Job 42:10.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Told this saying to Paul; being glad that he…
Told this saying to Paul; being glad that he might release them. Neither does he bid them go, as desirous to be rid of them; but, not requiring any fees, he lets them go to preach the gospel, and fulfill their ministry, with his prayers and good wishes.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the keeper of the prison told this, saying…
And the keeper of the prison told this, saying to Paul,.... The Ethiopic version adds, "and to Silas"; this was the same person with the jailer, whom Paul had baptized; and indeed, the same word is here used, though a little differently rendered, who no doubt reported this message to Paul with great joy:
the magistrates have sent to let you go; they have sent an order to let you out of prison:
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now therefore depart, and go in peace; which expresses the jailer's pleasure of mind, and joy of heart, in executing his orders; and his sincere and hearty wishes for peace and prosperity to go along with them wherever they went, who had been instrumental of so much good to him and his family.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the keeper--overjoyed to have such orders to execute.
the keeper--overjoyed to have such orders to execute.
told this . . . to Paul . . . now therefore . . . go in peace--Very differently did Paul receive such orders.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 36. Keeper… told this—While the keeper reports the message…
36. Keeper… told this—While the keeper reports the message to Paul the lictors are waiting the reply. They afterward told (Act_16:38) Paul’s words (reported to them by the jailer) to the magistrates.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 36. the keeper of the prison] As before, in…
36. the keeper of the prison] As before, in Act_16:27, the jailor.
told this saying] The Greek text best supported has no pronoun. Better “reported the words.” (So R. V.) No doubt he came with great joy, and it is evident that Paul and Silas had gone back to their prison after the events at midnight. To make the sentence run smoothly it will be needful to insert the word saying before the next sentence, now that the pronoun is removed.
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now therefore depart] Better, “come forth,” as R. V. The verb in the original gives clear indication that they were still in confinement.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (36) Go in peace.—The few hours which the gaoler…
(36) Go in peace.—The few hours which the gaoler had spent with his new teacher had probably taught him to use the phrase in the fulness of its meaning (see Notes on Luk_7:50; Luk_8:48), and not as a mere conventional formula. He naturally looks on the offer—securing, as it did, safety for his new friend—as one that should be accepted.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Jailor for keeper of the prison, A.V., as ver.…
Jailor for keeper of the prison, A.V., as ver. 27; reported the words saying for told this saying, A.V. and T.R.; come forth for depart, A.V.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain See notes on verse 35
See notes on verse 35
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