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Acts 16:23-36

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.

29AndhecalledforlightsφῶταphōtaG5457andsprangin,and,tremblingforfear,felldownπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363beforePaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andSilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609,

30andbroughtG4254themoutandsaidἔφη·ephēG5346,SirsG2962,whatmustIdotobesavedG4982?

31AndtheysaidG3004,BelieveπίστευσονpisteusonG4100ontheLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,andthou shaltbesavedG4982, thouandthyhouseG3624.

32AndtheyspakethewordλόγονlogonG3056oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962untohim,withallthatwereinhishouseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614.

33AndhetookG3880themthesameG846hourὥρᾳhōraG5610ofthenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andwashedἔλουσενelousenG3068theirstripes;andwasbaptizedG907,heandallhis,immediatelyπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916.

34AndhebroughtG321themupintohishouseοἶκονoikonG3624,andsetG321foodbeforethem,andrejoicedG21greatly,withallhishouseG3624, havingbelievedG4100inGodθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

35ButwhenitwasdayἩμέραςHēmerasG2250,themagistratessentG649theserjeants,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,LetthosemenG444goG630.

36AndthejailorreportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518thewordsλόγουςlogousG3056toPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,sayingG3056,ThemagistrateshavesentG649toletyougoG4198:nowG1161thereforeοὖνounG3767comeG1831forthG1831,andgoG4198inpeaceεἰρήνῃ.¶eirēnēG1515.

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