"And they came and besought them, and brought {them} out, and desired {them} to depart out of the city." — Acts 16:39

Acts 16:39 · KJV

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

— Acts 16:39

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

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 — Context

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.

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

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

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.

Cross References

Matthew 8:34

And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought {him} that he would depart out of their coasts.

Mark 5:17

And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.

Daniel 6:23

Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

Daniel 6:16

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast {him} into the den of lions. {Now} the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

Micah 7:9-10

I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, {and} I shall behold his righteousness.

Isaiah 60:14

The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Exodus 11:8

And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger. {that follow...: Heb. that is at thy feet} {a great...: Heb. heat of anger}

Isaiah 45:14

Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, {saying}, Surely God {is} in thee; and {there is} none else, {there is} no God.