^16:37But Paul said to the police officers,¹³⁴ “They had us beaten in public¹³⁵ without a proper trial¹³⁶—even though we are Roman citizens¹³⁷—and they threw us¹³⁸ in prison. And now they want to send us away¹³⁹ secretly? Absolutely not! They¹⁴⁰ themselves must come and escort us out!”¹⁴¹

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Footnotes

134 Grk “to them”; the referent (the police officers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
135 Grk “Having us beaten in public.” The participle δείραντες (deirantes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
136 Or “in public, uncondemned.” ἀκατάκριτος has “uncondemned, without due process” for this usage.
137 The participle ὑπάρχοντας (huparchontas) has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.
138 The word “us” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
139 L&N 28.71 has “send us away secretly” for this verse.
140 Grk “But they.”
141 They themselves must come and escort us out! Paul was asking for the injustice he and Silas suffered to be symbolically righted. It was a way of publicly taking their actions off the record and showing the apostles’ innocence, a major public statement. Note the apology given in v. 39.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But Paul said to the officers: “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail. And now are they going to send us away secretly? Certainly not! On the contrary, let them come themselves and escort us out.”

NLTNew Living Translation

But Paul replied, “They have publicly beaten us without a trial and put us in prison—and we are Roman citizens. So now they want us to leave secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves to release us!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without due process—men who are Roman citizens—and threw us into prison, and now they are wanting to release us secretly? Certainly not! Rather let them come themselves and bring us out!”

KJV 1900King James Version

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

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