ACTS 16:34 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.”
When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: 'Release those men.' The jailer told Paul, 'The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave in peace' — the magistrates' order (apolutō, to release) the next morning appears casual, perhaps intending to quietly resolve the disruption without further attention. The phrase in peace (en eirēnēi) offers peaceful departure, inverting the violent imprisonment.
Church Fathers on Acts 16:34
And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. Acts 16:33 He washed them, and was himself baptized, he and his house. And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go. (v. 34, 35.) It is likely the magistrates had learned what had happened, and did not…
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