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Then they left. <a href="/nlt/acts/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> When Paul and Silas left the prison, they returned to the home of Lydia. There they met with the believers and encouraged them once more. Then they left town. <a href="/esv/acts/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> So they went out of the prison and visited Lydia. And when they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them and departed. <a href="/bsb/acts/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city. <a href="/blb/acts/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having gone forth out of the prison, they came to Lydia, and having seen them, they exhorted the brothers and departed. <a href="/kjv/acts/16.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/acts/16.htm">New King James Version</a> So they went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and departed. <a href="/nasb_/acts/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They left the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brothers and sisters, they encouraged them and departed. <a href="/nasb/acts/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> They went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brethren, they encouraged them and departed. <a href="/nasb77/acts/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And they went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brethren, they encouraged them and departed. <a href="/lsb/acts/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And they went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and left. <a href="/amp/acts/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So they left the prison and went to Lydia’s house; and when they had seen the brothers and sisters, they encouraged and comforted them, and left. <a href="/csb/acts/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> After leaving the jail, they came to Lydia’s house, where they saw and encouraged the brothers and sisters, and departed. <a href="/hcsb/acts/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> After leaving the jail, they came to Lydia&#8217s house where they saw and encouraged the brothers, and departed. <a href="/asv/acts/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/acts/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But Paul and Silas went straight to the home of Lydia, where they saw the Lord's followers and encouraged them. Then they left. <a href="/erv/acts/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/acts/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> After Paul and Silas left the jail, they went to Lydia's house. They met with the believers, encouraged them, and then left. <a href="/gnt/acts/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> Paul and Silas left the prison and went to Lydia's house. There they met the believers, spoke words of encouragement to them, and left. <a href="/isv/acts/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> Leaving the jail, Paul and Silas went to Lydia's house. They saw the brothers, encouraged them, and then left. <a href="/msb/acts/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia?s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city. <a href="/net/acts/16.htm">NET Bible</a> When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia's house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed. <a href="/nheb/acts/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia's house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed. <a href="/wbt/acts/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/acts/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then Paul and Silas, having come out of the prison, went to Lydia's house; and, after seeing the brethren and encouraging them, they left Philippi. <a href="/web/acts/16.htm">World English Bible</a> They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into [the house of] Lydia, and having seen the brothers, they comforted them, and went forth. <a href="/blb/acts/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having gone forth out of the prison, they came to Lydia, and having seen them, they exhorted the brothers and departed. <a href="/ylt/acts/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into the house of Lydia, and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth. <a href="/slt/acts/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having come out of prison, they came to Lydia; and having seen the brethren, they encouraged them, and they came forth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia; and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. <a href="/cpdv/acts/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they went away from the prison and entered into the house of Lydia. And having seen the brothers, they consoled them, and then they set out. <a href="/nabre/acts/16.htm">New American Bible</a> When they had come out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house where they saw and encouraged the brothers, and then they left. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> After leaving the prison they went to Lydia’s home; and when they had seen and encouraged the brothers and sisters there, they departed.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they went out of the prison and entered into the house of Lydia where they saw the brethren and comforted them, and departed. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when they went out from the prison they returned to Lydia, and there they saw the brethren and comforted them, and they left. <div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And having come out of the prison, they went into the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. <a href="/godbey/acts/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And having come out from the prison they came to Lydia, and seeing the brethren, comforted them, and departed. <a href="/haweis/acts/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then leaving the prison, they went unto Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and went their way.<CM> <a href="/mace/acts/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then they quitted the prison, and went to Lydia's house, where finding the brethren, they gave them an exhortation, and departed. <a href="/wey/acts/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then Paul and Silas, having come out of the prison, went to Lydia's house; and, after seeing the brethren and encouraging them, they left Philippi. <a href="/worrell/acts/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, coming out from the prison, they entered into the house of Lidia; and, seeing the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. <a href="/worsley/acts/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And when they were come out of the prison, they went into the house of Lydia: and seeing the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. <a href="/parallel/acts/16-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=5547" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/16.htm">An Official Apology</a> …39They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city. 40<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exelthontes (V-APA-NMP) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">After Paul and Silas came</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">out of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5438.htm" title="5438: phylakēs (N-GFS) -- From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.">prison,</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eisēlthon (V-AIA-3P) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">they went</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3070.htm" title="3070: Lydian (N-AFS) -- Properly, feminine of Ludios; Lydia, a Christian woman: -Lydia.">Lydia’s house</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idontes (V-APA-NMP) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">to see</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/80.htm" title="80: adelphous (N-AMP) -- A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">brothers</a> <a href="/greek/3870.htm" title="3870: parekalesan (V-AIA-3P) -- From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.">and encourage them.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exēlthan (V-AIA-3P) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">they left the city.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a> strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. <a href="/acts/15-36.htm">Acts 15:36</a> Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.” <a href="/acts/18-23.htm">Acts 18:23</a> After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. <a href="/acts/20-1.htm">Acts 20:1-2</a> When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia. / After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece, <a href="/acts/21-17.htm">Acts 21:17</a> When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully. <a href="/romans/15-32.htm">Romans 15:32</a> so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed. <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:2</a> We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, <a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. <a href="/philippians/1-3.htm">Philippians 1:3-5</a> I thank my God every time I remember you. / In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy, / because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, <a href="/colossians/4-10.htm">Colossians 4:10-11</a> My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him. / Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me. <a href="/1_peter/5-12.htm">1 Peter 5:12</a> Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it. <a href="/2_timothy/4-11.htm">2 Timothy 4:11</a> Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry. <a href="/hebrews/10-24.htm">Hebrews 10:24-25</a> And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. / Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. <a href="/1_samuel/23-16.htm">1 Samuel 23:16</a> And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God, <a href="/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3-4</a> And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, / while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers, they comforted them, and departed.and entered.<a href="/acts/16-14.htm">Acts 16:14</a> And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.<a href="/acts/4-23.htm">Acts 4:23</a> And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.<a href="/acts/12-12.htm">Acts 12:12-17</a> And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying… they comforted.<a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a> Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.<a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-7</a> Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; … <a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-12,16-18</a> We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/15-31.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/john/11-31.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/acts/15-40.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/acts/15-32.htm">Encouraged</a> <a href="/acts/15-32.htm">Encouraging</a> <a href="/acts/16-15.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/acts/15-32.htm">Exhorted</a> <a href="/acts/16-39.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/16-34.htm">House</a> <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">Met</a> <a href="/acts/16-38.htm">Paul</a> <a href="/acts/16-12.htm">Philippi</a> <a href="/acts/16-39.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/acts/16-38.htm">Silas</a> <a href="/acts/15-14.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/20-1.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/acts/20-12.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/acts/17-15.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/acts/18-27.htm">Encouraged</a> <a href="/acts/20-1.htm">Encouraging</a> <a href="/acts/18-7.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/acts/20-1.htm">Exhorted</a> <a href="/acts/17-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/17-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/acts/17-17.htm">Met</a> <a href="/acts/17-2.htm">Paul</a> <a href="/acts/20-6.htm">Philippi</a> <a href="/acts/20-23.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/acts/17-4.htm">Silas</a> <a href="/acts/28-8.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 16</div>1. <a href="/acts/16-1.htm">Paul and Silas are Joined by Timothy,</a> 7. <a href="/acts/16-7.htm">and being called by the Spirit from one country to another,</a> 14. <a href="/acts/16-14.htm">convert Lydia,</a> 16. <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">and cast out a spirit of divination;</a> 19. <a href="/acts/16-19.htm">for which cause they are whipped and imprisoned.</a> 25. <a href="/acts/16-25.htm">The prison doors are opened.</a> 31. <a href="/acts/16-31.htm">The jailor is converted,</a> 35. <a href="/acts/16-35.htm">and they are delivered.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>After Paul and Silas came out of the prison Paul and Silas had been imprisoned in Philippi after casting out a spirit from a slave girl, which led to a loss of income for her owners. Their imprisonment was marked by a miraculous event where an earthquake opened the prison doors, yet they chose not to escape, leading to the conversion of the jailer and his household (<a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Acts 16:25-34</a>). This act of integrity and faithfulness highlights the power of God working through His servants, even in dire circumstances.they went to Lydia’s house Lydia was a prominent figure in the early church at Philippi, known for her hospitality and support of Paul’s ministry. She was a seller of purple goods, indicating her wealth and status (<a href="/acts/16-14.htm">Acts 16:14-15</a>). Her home likely served as a meeting place for the fledgling church, providing a safe haven for believers. This reflects the early Christian practice of meeting in homes for worship and fellowship, as seen in other parts of the New Testament (<a href="/romans/16-5.htm">Romans 16:5</a>, <a href="/1_corinthians/16-19.htm">1 Corinthians 16:19</a>).to see the brothers and encourage them The term "brothers" refers to fellow believers, emphasizing the familial bond within the early Christian community. Paul and Silas’s visit to encourage them underscores the importance of mutual support and edification among Christians, a theme prevalent throughout Paul’s letters (<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-11.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:11</a>, <a href="/hebrews/10-24.htm">Hebrews 10:24-25</a>). Encouragement was vital for the early church, often facing persecution and challenges.Then they left the city After fulfilling their mission in Philippi, Paul and Silas departed, continuing their missionary journey. This departure signifies the transient nature of their ministry, as they were led by the Holy Spirit to spread the Gospel across various regions (<a href="/acts/13-2.htm">Acts 13:2-4</a>). Their leaving also reflects the strategic approach of establishing churches and then moving on, trusting the local believers to continue the work (<a href="/acts/14-21.htm">Acts 14:21-23</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> An apostle and missionary, Paul is a central figure in the New Testament, known for his missionary journeys and epistles. In <a href="/bsb/acts/16.htm">Acts 16</a>, he is in Philippi, having been imprisoned for casting out a spirit from a slave girl. 2. <a href="/topical/s/silas.htm">Silas</a> A leader in the early church and companion of Paul on his missionary journeys. He was with Paul in prison and experienced the miraculous earthquake that led to their release. 3. <a href="/topical/l/lydia.htm">Lydia</a> A businesswoman and the first convert to Christianity in Europe. Her home in Philippi became a meeting place for the early church. 4. <a href="/topical/p/philippi.htm">Philippi</a> A Roman colony in Macedonia, significant as the location of the first Christian church in Europe. It is where Paul and Silas were imprisoned and later released. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_brothers.htm">The Brothers</a> Refers to the early Christian believers in Philippi, who gathered at Lydia's house for fellowship and encouragement.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_encouragement.htm">The Power of Encouragement</a> Paul and Silas, despite their recent imprisonment, prioritize encouraging the believers. This highlights the importance of mutual support and encouragement within the Christian community. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_home_in_early_christianity.htm">The Role of the Home in Early Christianity</a> Lydia's house serves as a meeting place for believers, illustrating the significance of hospitality and the home as a center for worship and fellowship. <a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_ministry.htm">Perseverance in Ministry</a> Paul and Silas's actions demonstrate perseverance in ministry, even after facing persecution. Their commitment to the mission encourages believers to remain steadfast in their faith. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_fellowship.htm">Community and Fellowship</a> The gathering at Lydia's house underscores the importance of community and fellowship in the Christian life, providing a model for modern believers to gather and support one another. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> The immediate return to ministry after their release from prison shows that faith is active and resilient, encouraging believers to continue serving God regardless of circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 16</a> <a href="/q/why_were_paul_and_silas_jailed.htm">Why were Paul and Silas imprisoned in Philippi?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_lydia_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Lydia in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_euodia_and_syntyche's_dispute.htm">Philippians 4:2 names Euodia and Syntyche—where is the archaeological or extra-biblical evidence confirming their dispute?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_the_quake_free_prisoners_unharmed.htm">In Acts 16:22-26, how could an earthquake open all the prison doors and unfasten everyone's chains without inflicting any apparent damage or injury?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) They comforted them, and departed.--Lydia's house appears to have been the meeting-place of the brethren, as well as the lodging of the Apostle and his party. As the third person is now resumed, we may infer that St. Luke remained at Philippi, Timothy accompanying the other two. It would seem from <a href="/acts/20-2.htm" title="And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,">Acts 20:2</a> that the Evangelist made Philippi the centre of his evangelising work for many years. Under the care of the beloved physician, the good work went on, and we may probably trace to his influence, and to Lydia's kindness, the generous help which was sent to St. Paul once and again when he was at Thessalonica (<a href="/context/philippians/4-15.htm" title="Now you Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but you only.">Philippians 4:15-16</a>), and, probably, at Corinth also (<a href="/2_corinthians/11-9.htm" title="And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brothers which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so will I keep myself.">2Corinthians 11:9</a>). Long years afterwards he cherished a grateful memory of the men and women who had laboured with him at Philippi. Among these we may think of the Clement, of whom he thus speaks, possibly identical with the Flavius Clemens, who occupies a prominent position among the apostolic fathers, and was traditionally the third Bishop of Rome. (See, however, Note on <a href="/philippians/4-3.htm" title="And I entreat you also, true yoke fellow, help those women which labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellow laborers, whose names are in the book of life.">Philippians 4:3</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 40. - Departed; i.e. from Philippi, according to the magistrates' request in ver. 39. This is much clearer in the T.R. and A.V. than in the Revised Text and Version, because the same word, ἐξελθεῖν, is used in both places. The R.T. in ver. 39 - ἀπελθεῖν ἀπὸ destroys the reference, and rather suggests that they merely" went out "of Lydia's house, which they had "entered into." It appears from the first verse of <a href="/acts/17.htm">Acts 17</a>. ("they had passed," etc.) that St. Luke stopped at Philippi, and probably made it his head-quarters till St. Paul's last journey from Macedonia to Jerusalem, some six or seven years later (<a href="/acts/20-6.htm">Acts 20:6</a>). What became of Timothy we are not expressly told, only we find him at Beroea in <a href="/acts/17-14.htm">Acts 17:14</a> and <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:5</a>; and at Corinth (<a href="/1_thessalonians/1-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 1:1</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-1.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:1</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:6</a>). Probably he accompanied St. Paul, but is not named, being still only a subordinate person in the mission. <a href="/commentaries/acts/16-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>After [Paul and Silas] came ἐξελθόντες (exelthontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue. out of ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. prison, φυλακῆς (phylakēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5438.htm">Strong's 5438: </a> From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively. they went εἰσῆλθον (eisēlthon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. Lydia’s house Λυδίαν (Lydian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3070.htm">Strong's 3070: </a> Properly, feminine of Ludios; Lydia, a Christian woman: -Lydia. to see ἰδόντες (idontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. brothers ἀδελφοὺς (adelphous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. and encourage [them]. παρεκάλεσαν (parekalesan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3870.htm">Strong's 3870: </a> From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke. Then καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they left [ the city ]. ἐξῆλθαν (exēlthan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> To go out, come out. 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