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Acts 16:39 — King James Version← Study notes

And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.


Acts 16:39Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 16:3911 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἐλθόντεςelthontes
having comeverbG2064
παρεκάλεσανparekalesan
they appealed toverbG3870
αὐτούςautous
thempronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐξαγαγόντεςexagagontes
having brought them outverbG1806
ἠρώτωνērōtōn
they were asking themverbG2065
ἀπελθεῖνapelthein
come, depart, go (asideverbG565
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
πόλεωςpoleōs
citynounG4172
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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…

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