Acts 16:37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

unto. Same as "to" in Acts 16:36.

beaten. Greek. dero, as in Acts 5:40.

openly. publicly. Greek. demosia. See note on Acts 5:18.

uncondemned. without investigation. Greek. akatakritos. Only here and Acts 22:25.

Romans. men (Greek. anthropos) Romans. The charge was that they were Jews, introducing alien customs, and the magistrates condemned them without

privily. secretly. Greek. lathra. Only here, Matthew 1:19; Matthew 2:7; John 11:28. Note the contrast, "openly... secretly". Figure of speech Antithesis. App-6.

nay verily. no (Greek. ou. App-105.) indeed.

fetch. lead. Same word as in Acts 5:19; Acts 7:36; Acts 7:40.

Acts 16:37

37 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.