Acts 16:36

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace.

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  • Acts 15:33 : 33 And when they had been there for some time, they were sent back in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.
  • Acts 16:27 : 27 And the keeper, coming out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, took his sword and was about to put himself to death, fearing that the prisoners had got away.
  • Exod 4:18 : 18 And Moses went back to Jethro, his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go back now to my relations in Egypt and see if they are still living. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
  • Judg 18:6 : 6 And the priest said to them, Go in peace: your way is guided by the Lord.
  • 1 Sam 1:17 : 17 Then Eli said to her, Go in peace: and may the God of Israel give you an answer to the prayer you have made to him.
  • 1 Sam 20:42 : 42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, for we two have taken an oath, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord will be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever. Then David went away, and Jonathan went into the town.
  • 1 Sam 25:35 : 35 Then David took from her hands her offering: and he said to her, Go back to your house in peace; see, I have given ear to your voice, and taken your offering with respect.
  • 1 Sam 29:7 : 7 So now go back, and go in peace, so that you do not make the lords of the Philistines angry.
  • 2 Kgs 5:19 : 19 And he said to him, Go in peace. And he went from him some distance.
  • Mark 5:34 : 34 And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.
  • John 14:27 : 27 May peace be with you; my peace I give to you: I give it not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled; let it be without fear.

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  • Acts 16:35
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    35But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.

  • Acts 16:37-40
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    81%

    37But Paul said to them, They have given us who are Romans a public whipping without judging us, and have put us in prison. Will they now send us out secretly? no, truly, let them come themselves and take us out.

    38And the police gave an account of these words to the authorities, and they were full of fear on hearing that they were Romans;

    39Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.

    40And they came out of the prison and went to the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers they gave them comfort and went away.

  • Acts 16:22-28
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    76%

    22And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.

    23And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:

    24And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.

    25But about the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were making prayers and songs to God in the hearing of the prisoners;

    26And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.

    27And the keeper, coming out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, took his sword and was about to put himself to death, fearing that the prisoners had got away.

    28But Paul said in a loud voice, Do yourself no damage, for we are all here.

  • Acts 17:9
    76%

    9And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go.

  • Acts 15:33
    74%

    33And when they had been there for some time, they were sent back in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

  • Acts 28:16-18
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    16And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.

    17Then after three days he sent for the chief men of the Jews: and when they had come together, he said to them, My brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the ways of our fathers, I was given, a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans.

    18Who, when they had put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, because there was no cause of death in me.

  • Acts 24:23
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    23And he gave orders to the captain to keep Paul under his control, and to let him have everything he had need of; and not to keep his friends from coming to see him.

  • Acts 21:31-32
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    72%

    31And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.

    32And straight away he took some armed men and went quickly down to them: and the Jews, seeing them, gave no more blows to Paul.

  • Acts 12:17
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    17But he made a sign to them with his hand to be quiet, and gave them an account of how the Lord had taken him out of prison. And he said, Give the news to James and the brothers. And then he went away.

  • Acts 22:29-30
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    29Then those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.

    30But on the day after, desiring to have certain knowledge of what the Jews had to say against him, he made him free, and gave orders for the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to come together, and he took Paul and put him before them.

  • Acts 16:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers;

    20And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;

  • Acts 16:30
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    30And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?

  • Acts 5:19
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    19But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,

  • Acts 23:22
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    22So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things.

  • Acts 23:30-32
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    70%

    30And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you.

    31So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.

    32But on the day after, they sent the horsemen on with him, and went back to their place:

  • Acts 5:22-23
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    70%

    22But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,

    23Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.

  • Acts 23:18-19
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    18So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.

    19And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?

  • Acts 22:26
    70%

    26And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

  • Acts 26:30-31
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    69%

    30And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;

    31And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.

  • Acts 23:10-11
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    10And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

    11And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.

  • Mark 11:6
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    6And they said to them the words which Jesus had said; and they let them go.

  • Acts 18:9
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    9And the Lord said to Paul in the night, in a vision, Have no fear and go on preaching:

  • Acts 27:3
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    3And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.

  • Acts 15:36
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    36And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go back and see the brothers in every town where we have given the word of God, and see how they are.

  • Acts 21:36-37
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    36For a great mass of people came after them, crying out, Away with him!

    37And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek?

  • Acts 12:10
    68%

    10And when they had gone past the first and second watchmen they came to the iron door into the town, which came open by itself: and they went out and down one street; and then the angel went away.

  • Acts 22:24
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    24The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.

  • Acts 27:24
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    24Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.

  • Judg 18:6
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    6And the priest said to them, Go in peace: your way is guided by the Lord.