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Acts 16:39
Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.
Acts 16:39 · Bible in Basic English
Acts 16:39 in other translations
And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
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In context
36 And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace.
37 But Paul said to them, They have given us who are Romans a public whipping without judging us, and have put us in prison. Will they now send us out secretly? no, truly, let them come themselves and take us out.
38 And the police gave an account of these words to the authorities, and they were full of fear on hearing that they were Romans;
39 Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.
40 And they came out of the prison and went to the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers they gave them comfort and went away.
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