Acts 16:35

Acts 16:35 Meaning and Explanation

And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

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At daybreak the magistrates send their officers with the order: let those men go.

What Does Acts 16:35 Mean?

Morning brings second thoughts. The magistrates, perhaps unnerved by the night's earthquake or judging a beating and a night in jail punishment enough, send their rod-bearing officers with a curt order of release.

The quiet dismissal exposes how empty the case was; men truly dangerous to a city are not waved out the door at dawn. The officials hope the affair will end without further noise, but God intends a fuller vindication for his servants and for the young church they will leave behind.

Acts 16:35 in the Original Language

rhabdouchos (ῥαβδοῦχος), 'serjeants' -- literally 'rod-bearers,' the officers who carried the magistrates' rods of office and punishment.

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At daybreak the magistrates send their officers with the order: let those men go.

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