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Acts 16:37 — King James Version← Study notes

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.


Acts 16:37Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 16:3728 words
GreekMeaning
ho
thearticleG3588
δὲde
ButwordG1161
ΠαῦλοςPaulos
PaulnounG3972
ἔφηephē
was sayingverbG5346
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
αὐτούςautous
thempronounG846
ΔείραντεςDeirantes
Having beatenverbG1194
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
δημοσίᾳdēmosia
publiclyadjectiveG1219
ἀκατακρίτουςakatakritous
uncondemnedadjectiveG178
ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous
mennounG444
ῬωμαίουςRhōmaious
RomansadjectiveG4514
ὑπάρχονταςhyparchontas
beingverbG5225
ἔβαλανebalan
they cast usverbG906
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
φυλακήνphylakēn
prisonnounG5438
καὶkai
andwordG2532
νῦνnyn
nowadverbG3568
λάθρᾳlathra
secretlyadverbG2977
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
ἐκβάλλουσινekballousin
do they throw out?verbG1544
οὐou
NoparticleG3756
γάρgar
indeedwordG1063
ἀλλὰalla
InsteadwordG235
ἐλθόντεςelthontes
having comeverbG2064
αὐτοὶautoi
themselvespronounG846
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
ἐξαγαγέτωσανexagagetōsan
they should bring outverbG1806
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 16:37

But Paul said to them Acts 16:37: that he may not seem to be receiving his liberty as one condemned, and as one that has done wrong: therefore it is that he says, Having openly beaten us uncondemned, etc.— that it may not be matter of grace on their part. (e) And besides, they wish the jailer himself to be out of danger, that he may not be called to account for this afterwards. And they do not say, Having beaten us, who have wrought miracles: for they (the magistrates) did…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 36 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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