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Acts 16:19-28

19ButwhenhermastersκύριοιkurioiG2962sawG3708thatthehopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680oftheirgainwasgoneG1831,theylaidholdἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949onPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andSilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609,anddraggedthemintothemarketplacebeforetherulersἄρχοντας,archontasG758,

20andwhentheyhadbroughtG4317themuntothemagistrates,theysaidG3004,ThesemenG444,beingJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,doexceedingly troubleourcityπόλινpolinG4172,

21andsetforthcustomsἔθηethēG1485whichitisG1510notlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832forustoreceiveG3858,ortoobserve,beingοὖσιν.ousinG1510RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514.

22AndthemultitudeG3793roseuptogetheragainstthem:andthemagistratesrenttheirgarmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440offthem,andcommandedἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753tobeatthemwithrodsῥαβδίζειν·rhabdizeinG4463.

23AndwhentheyhadlaidG2007manyπολλάςpollasG4183stripes uponthem,theycastἔβαλονebalonG906themintoprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438, chargingthejailortokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themsafely:

24who, havingreceivedG2983suchachargeG3852,castG906themintotheinnerprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,andmadetheirfeetG4228fastinthestocks.

25ButaboutmidnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andSilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609wereprayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andsinginghymnsG5214untoGodθεόν·theonG2316,andtheprisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198werelisteningtothem;

26andsuddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869therewasagreatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,sothatthefoundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310oftheprison-housewereshakenG4531:andimmediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allthedoorsθύραιthuraiG2374wereopenedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455;andeveryone’s bandswereloosed.

27Andthejailor,beingrousedoutofsleepandseeingG3708theprisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374openἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,drewhisswordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162andwasabouttokillhimself,supposingthattheprisonersδεσμίους.¶desmiousG1198hadescapedG1628.

28ButPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972criedwithaloudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Dothyselfnoharmκακόν·kakonG2556:forweareG1510allhereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759.

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