Acts 16:36

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying,“The magistrates have sent orders to release you. So come out now and go in peace.”

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  • Acts 15:33 : 33 After they had spent some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.
  • Acts 16:27 : 27 When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped.
  • Exod 4:18 : 18 The Return of Moses So Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him,“Let me go, so that I may return to my relatives in Egypt and see if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses,“Go in peace.”
  • Judg 18:6 : 6 The priest said to them,“Go with confidence. The LORD will be with you on your mission.”
  • 1 Sam 1:17 : 17 Eli replied,“Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the request that you have asked of him.”
  • 1 Sam 20:42 : 42 Jonathan said to David,“Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn together in the name of the LORD saying,‘The LORD will be between me and you and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’”
  • 1 Sam 25:35 : 35 Then David took from her hand what she had brought to him. He said to her,“Go back to your home in peace. Be assured that I have listened to you and responded favorably.”
  • 1 Sam 29:7 : 7 So turn and leave in peace. You must not do anything that the leaders of the Philistines consider improper!”
  • 2 Kgs 5:19 : 19 Elisha said to him,“Go in peace.” When he had gone a short distance,
  • Mark 5:34 : 34 He said to her,“Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
  • John 14:27 : 27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.

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  • 35 At daybreak the magistrates sent their police officers, saying,“Release those men.”

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    37 But Paul said to the police officers,“They had us beaten in public without a proper trial– even though we are Roman citizens– and they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! They themselves must come and escort us out!”

    38 The police officers reported these words to the magistrates. They were frightened when they heard Paul and Silas were Roman citizens

    39 and came and apologized to them. After they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly to leave the city.

    40 When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia’s house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed.

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    22 The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

    23 After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.

    24 Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

    25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.

    26 Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.

    27 When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped.

    28 But Paul called out loudly,“Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!”

  • 9 After the city officials had received bail from Jason and the others, they released them.

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

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    16 When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.

    17 Paul Addresses the Jewish Community in Rome After three days Paul called the local Jewish leaders together. When they had assembled, he said to them,“Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, from Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans.

    18 When they had heard my case, they wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

  • 23 He ordered the centurion to guard Paul, but to let him have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from meeting his needs.

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    31 While they were trying to kill him, a report was sent up to the commanding officer of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

    32 He immediately took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When they saw the commanding officer and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

  • 17 He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said,“Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place.

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    29 Then those who were about to interrogate him stayed away from him, and the commanding officer was frightened when he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had had him tied up.

    30 Paul Before the Sanhedrin The next day, because the commanding officer wanted to know the true reason Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council to assemble. He then brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

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    19 But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.

    20 When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said,“These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews

  • 30 Then he brought them outside and asked,“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

  • 19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

  • 22 Then the commanding officer sent the young man away, directing him,“Tell no one that you have reported these things to me.”

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    30 When I was informed there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges against him before you.

    31 So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him to Antipatris during the night.

    32 The next day they let the horsemen go on with him, and they returned to the barracks.

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    22 But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

    23 “We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

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    18 So the centurion took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said,“The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”

    19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked,“What is it that you want to report to me?”

  • 26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commanding officer and reported it, saying,“What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

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    30 So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,

    31 and as they were leaving they said to one another,“This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”

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    10 When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

    11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said,“Have courage, for just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”

  • 6 They replied as Jesus had told them, and the bystanders let them go.

  • 9 The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night,“Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent,

  • 3 The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed.

  • 36 Paul and Barnabas Part Company After some days Paul said to Barnabas,“Let’s return and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are doing.”

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    36 for a crowd of people followed them, screaming,“Away with him!”

    37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the commanding officer,“May I say something to you?” The officer replied,“Do you know Greek?

  • 10 After they had passed the first and second guards, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went outside and walked down one narrow street, when at once the angel left him.

  • 24 the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks. He told them to interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash so that he could find out the reason the crowd was shouting at Paul in this way.

  • 24 and said,‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’

  • 6 The priest said to them,“Go with confidence. The LORD will be with you on your mission.”