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An Official Apology

Acts 16:40

In 9 translations

BSB
After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
KJV
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.
WEB
They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.
ASV
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.
LSV
and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into [the house of] Lydia, and having seen the brothers, they comforted them, and went forth.
YLT
and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into [the house of] Lydia, and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth.
DBY
And having gone out of the prison, they came to Lydia; and having seen the brethren, they exhorted them and went away.
DRC
And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia; and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
GNV
And they went out of the prison, and entred into the house of Lydia: and when they had seene the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read ἀπὸ (“out of”); Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐκ (“from”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read πρὸς (“to”); Textus Receptus read εἰς (“into”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place παρεκάλεσαν elsewhere in this verse.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτούς (“them”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of ἐξῆλθαν.¶: Textus Receptus: ἐξῆλθον.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἀπὸ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀπὸ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read ἐκ.
  • SBLGNT: παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς; Robinson–Pierpont read τοὺς ἀδελφούς παρεκάλεσαν αὐτούς.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἐξελθόντες δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς φυλακῆς εἰσῆλθον πρὸς τὴν Λυδίαν, καὶ ἰδόντες παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ ἐξῆλθαν.
RP2018
Ἐξελθόντες δὲ ἐκ τῆς φυλακῆς εἰσῆλθον πρὸς τὴν Λυδίαν· καὶ ἰδόντες τοὺς ἀδελφούς, παρεκάλεσαν αὐτούς, καὶ ἐξῆλθον.
TR-Boyd
Ἐξελθόντες δὲ ἐκ τῆς φυλακῆς εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὴν Λυδίαν· καὶ ἰδόντες τοὺς ἀδελφούς, παρεκάλεσαν αὐτούς, καὶ ἐξῆλθον.
SCR1894
εξελθοντες δε εκ της φυλακης εισηλθον εις την λυδιαν και ιδοντες τους αδελφους παρεκαλεσαν αυτους και εξηλθον

Who and where

👤 Lydia◆ Second Missionary Journey◆ Paul and Silas released

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
  • 1 Thessalonians 3:2–3We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for…
  • Acts 16:14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
  • 2 Corinthians 4:16–18Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond…
  • 2 Corinthians 1:3–7Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we…
  • 2 Corinthians 4:8–12We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of…
  • Acts 4:23On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
  • Acts 12:12–17And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying. He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda…
  • Acts 16:2The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

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