KJV King James Version
And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
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Acts 16:38
And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
WEB World English Bible
The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
ASV American Standard Version
And the serjeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,
Surrounding context — Acts 16
35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
37 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.
38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
39 And they came and besought them, and brought [them] out, and desired [them] to depart out of the city.
40 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀπήγγειλανG518 · apangellōto announceδὲG1161 · dethenτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoστρατηγοῖςG4755 · stratēgosofficer/magistrateοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoῥαβδοῦχοιG4465 · rhabdouchospoliceτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoῥήματαG4487 · rhēmadeclarationταῦτα·G3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἐφοβήθησανG5399 · phobeōto fearδὲG1161 · dethenἀκούσαντεςG191 · akouōto hearὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatῬωμαῖοίG4514 · RhōmaiosRomanεἰσιν,G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
Acts 22:29Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.Matthew 14:5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.Matthew 21:46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
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