Hechos 16:35

35 A la mañana siguiente, los funcionarios de la ciudad mandaron a la policía para que le dijera al carcelero: «¡Suelta a esos hombres!».

Hechos 16:35 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 16:35

And when it was day
In one copy Beza says, these words are added,

``the magistrates came together in one place in the court, and remembering the earthquake that was made, they were afraid, and sent the sergeants;''

but they seem to be no other than a gloss, which crept into the text; however, it seems reasonable to suppose, that in the morning the magistrates met together, to consider what was further to be done with Paul and Silas; when upon cooler thoughts, they judged it best to be content with what punishment they had inflicted on them, and dismiss them; and if they had felt anything of the earthquake, or had heard of it in the prison, and of the converts that had been made there, they might be the more induced to let them go:

the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, let these men go;
the Arabic version reads, "these two men"; that is, Paul and Silas: who these sergeants were, is not very certain; they seem to be so called in the Greek language, from their carrying rods, or little staves in their hands, and were a sort of apparitors; by these the magistrates sent orders, either by word of mouth, or in writing, to the jailer, to let Paul and Silas out of prison, and set them at liberty, to go where they would; the same power that shook the foundations of the prison, and loosed the bands of the prisoners, wrought upon the hearts of the magistrates, to let the apostles go free.

Hechos 16:35 In-Context

33 Aun a esa hora de la noche, el carcelero los atendió y les lavó las heridas. Enseguida ellos lo bautizaron a él y a todos los de su casa.

34 El carcelero los llevó adentro de su casa y les dio de comer, y tanto él como los de su casa se alegraron porque todos habían creído en Dios.

35 A la mañana siguiente, los funcionarios de la ciudad mandaron a la policía para que le dijera al carcelero: «¡Suelta a esos hombres!».

36 Entonces el carcelero le dijo a Pablo:
—Los funcionarios de la ciudad han dicho que tú y Silas quedan en libertad. Vayan en paz.

37 Pero Pablo respondió:
—Ellos nos golpearon en público sin llevarnos a juicio y nos metieron en la cárcel, y nosotros somos ciudadanos romanos. ¿Ahora quieren que nos vayamos a escondidas? ¡De ninguna manera! ¡Que vengan ellos mismos a ponernos en libertad!