Lesson 4671

 (Lesson 4671)(11-17-24) Acts 16:35-40 

   “And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go. 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. 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. And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans. And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city. 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.” 

 

    In today’s quote, Paul and Silas were released from prison after an earthquake miraculously opened their cells. The magistrates sent officers to release them, but Paul revealed that they were Roman citizens and had been unlawfully beaten and imprisoned. The frightened magistrates were afraid when they realized they had violated Roman law. They apologized and asked Paul and Silas to leave the city quietly, but Paul insisted they come to the person to escort them out themselves. Afterward, Paul and Silas left the prison and visited Lydia’s house, encouraging the believers before leaving Jerusalem. ~