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Acts 16:40 — King James Version← Study notes

And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.


Acts 16:40Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 16:4016 words
GreekMeaning
ἐξελθόντεςexelthontes
Having gone forthverbG1831
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
φυλακῆςphylakēs
prisonnounG5438
εἰσῆλθονeisēlthon
they cameverbG1525
πρὸςpros
to / towardprepositionG4314
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ΛυδίανLydian
LydianounG3070
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἰδόντεςidontes
behold, perceive, seeverbG3708
παρεκάλεσανparekalesan
they exhortedverbG3870
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφοὺςadelphous
brothersnounG80
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐξῆλθανexēlthan
departedverbG1831
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 16:40

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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