Acts 16:36

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 16:36 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 4:18Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.
  2. Judges 18:6And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
  3. 1 Samuel 1:17“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
  4. 1 Samuel 20:42And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
  5. 1 Samuel 25:35Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”
  6. 1 Samuel 29:7Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”
  7. 2 Kings 5:19“Go in peace,” said Elisha. But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
  8. Mark 5:34“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
  9. John 14:27Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
  10. Acts 15:33After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.
  11. Acts 16:27When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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