Acts 16:35 (YLT)

Passage

And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, `Let those men go;'

Nearby Context

Acts 16:33 and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe <FI>them<Fi> from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently,

Acts 16:34 having brought them also into his house, he set food before <FI>them<Fi> , and was glad with all the household, he having believed in God.

Acts 16:35 And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, `Let those men go;'

Acts 16:36 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;'

Acts 16:37 and Paul said to them, `Having beaten us publicly uncondemned--men, Romans being--they did cast <FI>us<Fi> to prison, and now privately do they cast us forth! why no! but having come themselves, let them bring us forth.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "come", "magistrates", "sent", "rod-bearers", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "having brought them also into his house..." into verse 36's "and the jailor told these words unto...", so "having" and "come" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "having" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.