Acts 16:36

An Official Apology

35When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”36The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”

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Berean Standard Bible
The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
American Standard Version (1901)
And the jailor reported the words to Paul, saying, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore come forth, and go in peace.
Bible in Basic English
And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And the keeper of the prison told these words to Paul: The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore depart, and go in peace.
Free Bible Version
The jailer told Paul, “The magistrates have sent word to release you. So you can leave, and go in peace.”
Geneva Bible 1599
Then the keeper of the prison tolde these woordes vnto Paul, saying, The gouerness haue sent to loose you: nowe therefore get you hence, and goe in peace.
King James (Authorized) Version
And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
Plain English Version
So the jail boss told Paul, “The judges have sent a message telling me to let you and Silas go free. So you can go quietly out of the jail now.”
Translation for Translators
After the officers went and told that to the jailer, he went and told Paul, “The Roman authorities have sent a message (sg) saying that I should release you (sg) and Silas from prison. So you two can leave the jail now. Now you can go peacefully!”
Unlocked Literal Bible
The jailer reported the words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent word to me to let you go. Now therefore come out, and go in peace.”
Noah Webster Bible
And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
World English Bible
The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”
Young's Literal Translation
and the jailor told these words unto Paul — 'The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now, therefore, having gone forth go on in peace;'