Acts 16:39

And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city. AND THEY CAME (IN PERSON, NOT NOW SENDING THE LICTORS), AND BESOUGHT THEM - to forgive the wrong done to them, and not to inform upon them. What a contrast this suppliant attitude of the praetors of Philippi to their tyrannical conduct the day before. See Isaiah 60:15; Revelation 3:9. AND BROUGHT THEM OUT, [ exagagontes (G1806)] - 'conducted them forth' from the prison into the open street, which the missionaries had demanded, AND DESIRED, [ eerootoon ...

35-40 Paul, though willing to suffer for the cause of Christ, and without any desire to avenge himself, did not choose to depart under the charge of having deserved wrongful punishment, and therefore required to be dismissed in an honourable manner. It was not a mere point of honour that the apostle stood upon, but justice, and not to himself so much as to his cause. And when proper apology is made, Christians should never express personal anger, nor insist too strictly upon personal amends. The Lord will make them more than conquerors in every conflict; instead of being cast down by their sufferings, they will become comforters of their brethren....

AND THEY CAME AND BESOUGHT THEM - A most humiliating act for Roman magistrates, but in this case it was unavoidable. The apostles had them completely in their power, and could easily effect their disgrace and ruin. Probably they besought them by declaring them innocent; by affirming that they were ignorant that they were Roman citizens, etc. AND DESIRED THEM TO DEPART ... - Probably: (1) To save their own character, and be secure from their taking any further steps to convict the magistrates of violating the laws; and, (2) To evade any further popular tumult on their account. This advice Paul and Silas saw fit to comply with, after they had seen and comforted the brethren, Acts 16:40. They had accomplished their main purpose in going to Philippi; the

EXPOSITION ACTS 16:1 _And he came also _for _then came he, _A.V._ _and T.R.; _to Lystra _for _Lystra, _A.V._; Timothy _for _Timotheus, _A.V._; of a Jewess _for _of a certain woman which was a Jewess, _A.V. and T.R.; _which _for _and, _A.V. For DERBE and LYSTRA, see Acts 14:1. and notes. This time St. Paul visited Derbe first, whereas before he came from Lystra to Derbe (Acts 14:6, Acts 14:8, Acts 14:21). WAS THERE; viz

AND THEY CAME,.... To the prison in person, as Paul had insisted on they should: AND BESOUGHT THEM; that they would put up the injury that had been done them, and quietly depart out of prison: AND BROUGHT THEM OUT; that is, out of prison; took them by the arms, and led them out, as they had put them in, which was what the apostle required: AND DESIRED THEM TO DEPART OUT OF THE CITY; lest there should be any further disturbance about them: in Beza's most ancient copy, and in another manuscript copy, this verse is read thus, and which more clearly explains the passage; "and they came with many friends unto the prison, and desired them to go out, saying, we are not ignorant of your case, that you are righteous men; and bringing them out they besought them, saying, go out of this city, lest they (the people) should turn again upon you, crying against you;'' which looks as if they took a...

ACTS 16:39 evlqo,ntej … th/j po,lewj {A} Verses Acts 16:39 and Acts 16:40 in codex Bezae, supported in part by 614 syrh with * and Ephraem, read as follows: kai. parageno,menoi meta. fi,lwn pollw/n eivj th.n fulakh.n pareka,lesan auvtou.j evxelqei/n eivpo,ntej( VHgnoh,samen ta. kaqV u`ma/j o[ti evste. [D = e;stai] a;ndrej di,kaioi) kai. evxagago,ntej pareka,lesan auvtou.j le,gontej( VEk th/j po,lewj tau,thj evxe,lqate mh,pote pa,lin sunstrafw/sin h`mi/n evpikra,zontej kaqV...

CHAPTER 16 _ 1. In Derbe and Lystra again. Timotheus (Acts 16:1)._ 2. The Preaching forbidden in Asia (Acts 16:6). 3. The Vision of the Man from Macedonia (Acts 16:9). 4. The Gospel in Europe (Acts 16:13). Read in connection with the first verses of this chapter 1 Timothy 1:18; 1Ti 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:15. The circumcision of Timothy, the offspri

RECKONING WITH THE MAGISTRATES. The legal proceedings are to go no further. But Paul has two grievances to clear up with the magistrates before he will leave the prison. The proceedings of the former day had no form of law; the accused were not properly tried; and the magistrates had no power to beat a Roman citizen. Many scholars infer that Silas also held this rank, but if one of the two held it the contention was justified. The magistrates have to come themselves and to make a personal appeal to the missionaries and request them to leave the town; it is not an expulsion, but the request could not be disregarded....

A SON IN THE FAITH (Acts 16:1-5)...

BROUGHT. Same word as "fetch" (Acts 16:37). DESIRED. were praying. Greek. _erotao._ App-134....