38The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed.


In Context

35 When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: "Release those men."

36 The jailer told Paul, "The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace."

37 But Paul said to the officers: "They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out."

38 The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed.

39 They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city.

40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house, where they met with the brothers and encouraged them. Then they left.

Acts 16:38 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:38And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:38And let us out themselves. And the serjeants told these words to the magistrates. And they were afraid, hearing that they were Romans.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:38And the sergeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:38And the lictors reported these words to the praetors. And they were afraid when they heard they were Romans.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:38And the serjeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:38And the sergeants told these words to the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:38The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:38And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:38And the sergeants told these words to the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.