Acts 16:38

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,

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  • Acts 22:29 : 29 Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who are about to examine him, and the chief captain also was afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him,
  • Matt 14:5 : 5 and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.
  • Matt 21:46 : 46 and seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet.

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    35And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, `Let those men go;'

    36and the jailor told these words unto Paul -- `The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now, therefore, having gone forth go on in peace;'

    37and Paul said to them, `Having beaten us publicly uncondemned -- men, Romans being -- they did cast `us' to prison, and now privately do they cast us forth! why no! but having come themselves, let them bring us forth.'

  • Acts 16:39
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    39and having come, they besought them, and having brought `them' forth, they were asking `them' to go forth from the city;

  • Acts 16:19-24
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    19And her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas, drew `them' to the market-place, unto the rulers,

    20and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, `These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;

    21and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

    22And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat `them' with rods,

    23many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,

    24who such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks.

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    29Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who are about to examine him, and the chief captain also was afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him,

    30and on the morrow, intending to know the certainty wherefore he is accused by the Jews, he did loose him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their sanhedrim to come, and having brought down Paul, he set `him' before them.

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    31and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,

    32who, at once, having taken soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them, and they having seen the chief captain and the soldiers, did leave off beating Paul.

    33Then the chief captain, having come nigh, took him, and commanded `him' to be bound with two chains, and was inquiring who he may be, and what it is he hath been doing,

    34and some were crying out one thing, and some another, among the multitude, and not being able to know the certainty because of the tumult, he commanded him to be carried to the castle,

  • Acts 22:23-27
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    23And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,

    24the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, `By scourges let him be examined;' that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.

    25And as he was stretching him with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion who was standing by, `A man, a Roman, uncondemned -- is it lawful to you to scourge;'

    26and the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, `Take heed what thou art about to do, for this man is a Roman;'

    27and the chief captain having come near, said to him, `Tell me, art thou a Roman?' and he said, `Yes;'

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    10and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiery, having gone down, to take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring `him' to the castle.

  • Acts 5:26-27
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    26then the magistrate having gone away with officers, brought them without violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;

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    8And they troubled the multitude and the city rulers, hearing these things,

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    29And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,

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    22and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,

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    16And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the captain of the barrack, but Paul was suffered to remain by himself, with the soldier guarding him.

    17And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said unto them: `Men, brethren, I -- having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers -- a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up to the hands of the Romans;

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  • Acts 24:7
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    7and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,

  • Acts 14:6
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    16and he drave them from the tribunal;

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  • Matt 28:14
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    14and if this be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and you keep free from anxiety.'

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    15about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,

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