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Acts 16:35–39

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Acts 16:35

35And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

Acts 16:36

36And 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.

Acts 16:37

37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

Acts 16:38

38And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

Acts 16:39

39And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

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DEFINED WORDS

Acts 16:35

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

day

The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

magistrates

Civil officers entrusted with authority to govern or administer justice.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · KJV usage (PCE)

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Acts 16:36

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

told

To tell: to say, relate, inform, count, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

magistrates

Civil officers entrusted with authority to govern or administer justice.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

depart

To leave; to deviate from; to forsake; not to adhere to or follow. To leave; to forsake; to abandon.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

peace

Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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Acts 16:37

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

cast

To throw, send forth, place, reckon, or discard, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 16:38

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

told

To tell: to say, relate, inform, count, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

words

Spoken or written expressions; sayings, messages, commands, promises, or accounts.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

magistrates

Civil officers entrusted with authority to govern or administer justice.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · KJV usage (PCE)

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Acts 16:39

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

besought

To beseech: to ask earnestly, implore, or entreat.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

depart

To leave; to deviate from; to forsake; not to adhere to or follow. To leave; to forsake; to abandon.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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From verse 35

  1. Acts 5:40
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  2. Acts 4:21
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  3. Jeremiah 5:22
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  4. Psalms 76:10
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From verse 36

  1. Acts 15:33
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  2. John 14:27
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  3. 1 Samuel 1:17
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  4. 1 Samuel 20:42
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  5. 1 Samuel 25:35
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From verse 37

  1. Acts 22:25–29
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  2. Acts 16:20–24
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  3. Daniel 3:25–26
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  4. Matthew 10:16
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  5. Proverbs 28:1
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From verse 38

  1. Acts 22:29
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  2. Matthew 14:5
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  3. Matthew 21:46
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From verse 39

  1. Matthew 8:34
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  2. Daniel 6:23
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  3. Mark 5:17
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  4. Daniel 6:16
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  5. Exodus 11:8
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