Acts 16:36

the keeper of the prison As before, in Acts 16:27, the jailor.

told this saying The Greek text best supported has no pronoun. Better "reported the words." (So R. V.) No doubt he came with great joy, and it is evident that Paul and Silas had gone back to their prison after the events at midnight. To make the sentence run smoothly it will be needful to insert the word sayingbefore the next sentence, now that the pronoun is removed.

now therefore depart Better, "come forth," as R. V.The verb in the original gives clear indication that they were still in confinement.