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Acts 16:25-34

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.
28ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972called outἘφώνησενEphōnēsenG5455in a loudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456λέγων·legōnG3004, “DoπράξῃςpraxēsG4238notμηδὲνmēdenG3367harmκακόν·kakonG2556yourselfG4572γάρgarG1063!We areἐσμενesmenG1510allἅπαντεςhapantesG537hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759!”
29δὲdeG1161Calling forαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154lightsφῶταphōtaG5457, the jailerrushed inεἰσεπήδησενeisepēdēsenG1530andκαὶkaiG2532fellγενόμενος προσέπεσενgenomenos prosepesenG1096G4363trembling beforeἔντρομοςentromosG1790τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609.
30ThenκαὶkaiG2532he broughtπροαγαγὼνproagagōnG4254themαὐτοὺςautousG846outἔξωexōG1854andaskedἔφη·ephēG5346, “Sirsκύριοι,kurioiG2962,whatτίtiG5101mustδεῖdeiG1163IG1473doποιεῖνpoieinG4160toἵναinaG2443be savedσωθῶ;sōthōG4982?”
31δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588They repliedεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “BelieveπίστευσονpisteusonG4100inἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andκαὶkaiG2532you will be savedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982,youσὺsuG4771andκαὶkaiG2532yourσου.souG4771ὁhoG3588householdοἶκόςoikosG3624.”
32ThenκαὶkaiG2532Paul and SilasspokeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962to himαὐτῷautōG846andtoσὺνsunG4862everyoneπᾶσιν τοῖςpasin toisG3956G3588inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῇtēaG3588houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614.
33καὶkaiG2532AtἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588hourὥρᾳhōraG5610of theτῆςtēsG3588nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571, the jailertookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880themαὐτοὺςautousG846andwashedἔλουσενelousenG3068ἀπὸapoG575theirτῶνtōnG3588woundsπληγῶν,plēgōnG4127.AndκαὶkaiG2532without delayπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916,heαὐτὸςautosG846andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846householdοἱhoiG3588were baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907.
34ThenτεteG5037he broughtἀναγαγώνanagagōnG321themαὐτοὺςautousG846intoεἰςeisG1519hisτὸνtonG3588homeοἶκονoikonG3624and setπαρέθηκενparethēkenG3908a meal before themτράπεζανtrapezanG5132. SoκαὶkaiG2532he and all his householdπανοικεὶpanoikeiG3832rejoicedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21that they had come to believeπεπιστευκὼςpepisteukōsG4100τῷtōG3588in Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316.
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