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Acts 16:39

King James Version (KJV)

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And they came and besought them, and brought [them] out, and desired [them] to depart out of the city.

Acts 16:39 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 16:39

Theological / Devotional

Besought. Gr. parakaleo, ”to entreat" (see on v. 9). Added significance may be drawn from the translation ”apologized" (RSV).

Brought them out. In an effort to make amends they personally released Paul and Silas from prison.

Desired. Gr. erdtad, ”to ask," ”to question," but also used in the sense of begging, beseeching. The form of the verb implies that the magistrates kept on asking the evangelists to leave Philippi quietly.

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