What does Acts 16:39 say?

and having come, they besought them, and having brought them forth, they were asking them to go forth from the city;

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to Acts 16:39 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, Acts 16:38, Acts 16:40, and Acts 15, and more.

Acts 16:39 (YLT)

Passage

and having come, they besought them, and having brought <FI>them<Fi> forth, they were asking <FI>them<Fi> to go forth from the city;

Nearby Context

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.'

Acts 16:38 And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,

Acts 16:39 and having come, they besought them, and having brought <FI>them<Fi> forth, they were asking <FI>them<Fi> to go forth from the city;

Acts 16:40 and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into <FI>the house of<Fi> Lydia, and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "come", "besought", "brought", "forth", and "asking". 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 38's "And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates..." into verse 40's "and they having gone forth out of...", 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.