Acts 16:35
“And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when it was day,.... In one copy Beza says, these words are added,
"the magistrates came together in one place in…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And when it was day ... - It is evident from the narrative that it was not contemplated at first to release them so…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And the magistrates sent the sergeants - The original word, ῥαβδουχους, means the lictors, persons who carried before…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 16:35-40
In these verses we have,
I. Orders sent for the discharge of Paul and Silas out of prison Act 16:35, Act 16:36. 1. The…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The magistrates would send them away, but Paul refuses to be thus dismissed. He announces that they are Romans, and the…