They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
Parallel translations
- WEB and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
- KJV And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
- NKJV Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and asked them to depart from the city.
- NASB and they came and pleaded with them, and when they had led them out, they repeatedly asked them to leave the city.
- NLT So they came to the jail and apologized to them. Then they brought them out and begged them to leave the city.
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Quick answer
The magistrates came, apologized, and respectfully asked Paul and Silas to leave the city.
Overview
The officials who had ordered a public beating now personally appeal to the prisoners. The reversal vindicates Paul and Silas and establishes that the gospel is no criminal enterprise. Their request to depart, however, reveals lingering fear of the crowd, while the church they planted would remain and flourish.
Cross-references & the web
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- Matt 8:34Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
- Dan 6:23The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
- Mark 5:17And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
- Isa 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- Dan 6:16So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
- Mic 7:9–10Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
- Exod 11:8And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.
- Isa 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
- Isa 45:14This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
- Rev 3:9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
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