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Acts 16:39

They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.

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ASV

and they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from the city.

KJV

And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ἐλθόντεςelthonteshaving comeG2064 →
παρεκάλεσανparekalesanthey appealed toG3870 →
αὐτούς,autousthemG846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐξαγαγόντεςexagagonteshaving brought [them] outG1806 →
ἠρώτωνērōtōnthey were asking [them]G2065 →
ἀπελθεῖνapeltheinto go outG565 →
ἀπὸapoofG575 →
τῆςtēstheG3588 →
πόλεως.¶poleōscity.G4172 →

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Isaiah 41:11Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.Matthew 8:34Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.Luke 8:37Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.Mark 5:17And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.Daniel 6:23The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.Proverbs 14:19The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.Exodus 11:8And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.Isaiah 45:14This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”Micah 7:9–10Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.Daniel 6:16So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”Isaiah 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.Luke 4:34“Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”Acts 26:17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to themAmos 7:12And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.2 Corinthians 6:8through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;Revelation 3:9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

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