Berean Standard Bible
Acts 16:23-28
23AndτεteG5037after strikingἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007themαὐτοῖςautoisG846with manyπολλάςpollasG4183blowsπληγὰςplēgasG4127,they threwἔβαλονebalonG906themintoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438andorderedπαραγγείλαντεςparangeilantesG3853theτῷtōG3588jailerδεσμοφύλακιdesmophulakiG1200to guardτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themαὐτούς·autousG846securelyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806.
24ὃςhosG3739On receivingλαβὼνlabōnG2983thisτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108orderπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,he placedἔβαλενebalenG906themαὐτοὺςautousG846inεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588innerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082cellφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438andκαὶkaiG2532fastenedἠσφαλίσατοēsphalisatoG805theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228inεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588stocksξύλον.¶xulonG3586.
25δὲdeG1161AboutΚατὰKataG2596τὸtoG3588midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609were prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andsinging hymnsὕμνουνhumnounG5214toτὸνtonG3588Godθεόν·theonG2316,andδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588otherprisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198were listeningἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōntoG1874to themαὐτῶνautōnG846.
26Suddenlyἄφνω δὲaphnō deG1161G869ἐγένετοegenetoG1096a strongμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578ὥστεhōsteG5620shookσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531theτὰtaG3588foundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310of theτοῦtouG3588prisonδεσμωτηρίου·desmōtēriouG1201δὲdeG1161.At onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allπᾶσαι,pasaiG3956theαἱhaiG3588doorsθύραιthuraiG2374flew openἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455andκαὶkaiG2532everyone’sπάντωνpantōnG3956τὰtaG3588chainsδεσμὰdesmaG1199came looseἀνέθη.anethēG447.
27WhenδὲdeG1161theG3588jailerδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200woke upἔξυπνος γενόμενοςexupnos genomenosG1096G1853andκαὶkaiG2532sawG3708theG3588G3588prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374openἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,he drewσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685hisG3588swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162andwas aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to killἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,presuming thatνομίζωνnomizōnG3543theG3588prisonersδεσμίους.¶desmiousG1198had escapedἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.
Commentaries on Acts 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Berean Standard Bible — © Berean Bible — CC0 / Public Domain
Commentaries