# Acts 16:37

> But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

— Acts 16:37, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Philippi** (Macedonia · today Philippi) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/philippi

## When

- c. AD 49-52 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 18:12 puts Paul before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia in AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription. It is the anchor of the whole chronology of Paul.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## What happened

- **The church in Europe begins in a house** (AD 50)
  Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, is the first recorded convert on the continent. The European church begins in a businesswoman’s living room.

## See also

- Acts 22:25-29 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/22/25
- Psalms 58:1-2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/58/1
- Psalms 94:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/94/20
- Proverbs 28:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/28/1
- Daniel 3:25-26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/3/25
- Matthew 10:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/10/16
- Acts 16:20-24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16/20

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16/37
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).