Acts 16:39
Japanese ERV (訳 ー 読みやすい聖書 ー（新約聖書）)
この聖句の意味
This verse describes a situation where some officials came to the prisoners and begged them to leave the city after releasing them. It tells us about an unusual request from authorities for Paul and Silas to depart.
子どもにもわかる説明
Imagine you're playing in your room, and suddenly Mom or Dad asks you nicely but firmly to go play outside because they need to use your room. That's a bit like what happened here, where the city officials asked Paul and Silas to leave their town after letting them out of jail.
歴史的背景
This verse is from Acts, written by Luke around 60-70 AD. It describes an event in Philippi, Greece, where Paul and Silas were imprisoned but then released. The city officials asked them to depart because they feared legal consequences for illegally imprisoning Roman citizens.
今日への適用
In modern scenarios, this can apply when authorities or community leaders ask us to leave a situation that could cause trouble. For example, if you're at a school where there's been an incident and the principal asks everyone to go home early for safety reasons.