Acts 16:36

The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.

World English Bible

The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”

American Standard Version

And the jailor reported the words to Paul, saying, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore come forth, and go in peace.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the keeper of the prison tolde these woordes vnto Paul, saying, The gouerness haue sent to loose you: nowe therefore get you hence, and goe in peace.

Darby Translation

And the jailor reported these words to Paul: The praetors have sent that ye may be let go. Now therefore go out and depart in peace.

Young's Literal Translation

and 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;'

Bible in Basic English

And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace.

In context

35When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”

37But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

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