Nowwhen daycame,the chief magistratessenttheir policemen,saying,"Releasethosemen."
For the wrathof manshall praiseYou; With a remnantof wrathYou will girdYourself.
Do you not fearMe?' declaresthe LORD.'Do you not tremblein My presence?For I have placedthe sandas a boundaryfor the sea,An eternaldecree,so it cannotcrossoverit. Though the wavestoss,yet they cannotprevail;Though they roar,yet they cannotcrossoverit.
"Whenthey bringyou beforethe synagoguesand the rulersand the authorities,do not worryabout howorwhatyou are to speak in your defense,orwhatyou are to say;
And he broughtthem into his houseand setfoodbeforethem, and rejoiced greatly,having believedin Godwith his whole household.
And the jailerreportedthesewordsto Paul,[saying], "The chief magistrateshave sentto releaseyou. Thereforecomeout nowand goin peace."
The policemenreportedthesewordsto the chief magistrates.They were afraidwhen they heardthat they were Romans,
When they had threatened them further,they let them go(findingno basison which to punishthem) on accountof the people,becausethey were allglorifyingGodfor what had happened;
They took his advice;and after callingthe apostlesin, they floggedthem and orderedthem not to speakin the nameof Jesus,and [then] releasedthem.
So Joshuacommandedthe priests,saying,"Comeup from the Jordan."
