ACTS 16:39 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.”
the magistrates came and apologized to them and escorted them out of the city — a repetition of 16:37 (in some manuscripts), or alternatively referring to further interaction confirming the reversal of official opposition and Paul's legal vindication.
Church Fathers on Acts 16:39
And besought them to depart out of the city Acts 16:39: begged them as a favor. And they went to the house of Lydia, and having confirmed her, so departed. For it was not right to leave their hostess in distress and anxiety. But they went out, not in compliance with the request of those rulers, but hasting to the preaching: the city having been sufficiently benefited by the miracle: for it was fit they should not be there any longer. For in the absence of them that wrought…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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