Acts 16:38
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And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
In other translations
And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
Greek words
ἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanReportedG518δὲdethenG1161τοῖςtoisto theG3588στρατηγοῖςstratēgoismagistratesG4755οἱhoitheG3588ῥαβδοῦχοιrhabdouchoiofficersG4465τὰta<the>G3588ῥήματαrhēmatadeclarationsG4487ταῦτα·tautathese;G3778καὶkaiandG2532ἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanThey were afraidG5399δὲdethenG1161ἀκούσαντεςakousanteshaving heardG191ὅτιhotithatG3754ῬωμαῖοίRhōmaioiRomansG4514εἰσιν,eisinthey are,G1510
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Related verses
- 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.Then those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
- Matthew 14:5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John 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.Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
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