Acts 16:39

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So they came to appease them, escorted them out of the prison, and requested them to leave the city.

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  • Matt 8:34 : 34 Then the whole city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
  • Mark 5:17 : 17 Then the people began to plead with Him to leave their region.
  • Exod 11:8 : 8 All these servants of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying, ‘Leave, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will go out." And he left Pharaoh in hot anger.
  • Isa 45:14 : 14 This is what the LORD says: The wealth of Egypt, the merchandise of Cush, and the tall Sabeans will come over to you and become yours. They will walk behind you, coming in chains. They will bow down to you and plead with you, saying, 'Surely God is with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.'
  • Isa 49:23 : 23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the ground and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who hope in Me will not be disappointed.
  • Isa 60:14 : 14 The children of those who oppressed you will come and bow down before you; all who despised you will bow at your feet. They will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
  • Dan 6:16 : 16 Then the men went as a group to the king and said, 'Remember, O king, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians, no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.'
  • Dan 6:23 : 23 My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him. Also, I have committed no offense against you, O king.'
  • Mic 7:9-9 : 9 Because I have sinned against Him, I will bear the indignation of the LORD until He pleads my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light, and I will see His righteousness. 10 Then my enemy will see, and shame will cover her who said to me, 'Where is the LORD your God?' My eyes will look upon her; now she will be trampled down like mud in the streets.
  • Rev 3:9 : 9 Look, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are not—they are liars—come and bow down before your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.

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    40After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house. There they met with the brothers and sisters, encouraged them, and then left.

  • Acts 16:35-38
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    35When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: 'Release those men.'

    36The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, 'The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.'

    37But Paul said to them, 'They have publicly beaten us without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. Now they want to release us secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!'

    38The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid.

  • Acts 16:29-30
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    29The jailer asked for lights, rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas.

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  • Acts 16:15-24
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    15After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, saying, 'If you consider me faithful to the Lord, come and stay at my house.' And she persuaded us.

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    17She followed Paul and us, shouting, 'These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!'

    18She kept doing this for many days. Finally, Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, 'I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.' And it came out that very moment.

    19When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

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    21'They are advocating customs that are not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice.'

    22The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

    23After they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

    24Upon receiving this order, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

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  • Acts 16:12-13
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  • Matt 8:34
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    34Then the whole city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

  • Acts 15:33
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    33After spending some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

  • Acts 5:19
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    19But during the night, an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and brought them out.

  • Acts 5:26-27
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  • John 4:30
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  • Mark 5:17
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    17Then the people began to plead with Him to leave their region.

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  • Acts 21:29-30
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    18Even with these words, they barely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.

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  • Acts 23:10
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