Acts 16:39
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
In context
37 But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
38 So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
39 They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
Acts 16:39 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
- KJV King James Version
- And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
- WEB World English Bible
- and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
- ASV American Standard Version
- and they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from the city.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and having come, they besought them, and having brought [them] forth, they were asking [them] to go forth from the city;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And they came and besought them, and having brought them out, asked them to go out of the city.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.