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Acts 16:19-26

19AndhermastersκύριοιkurioiG2962,seeingG3708thatthehopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680oftheirgainswasgoneG1831, havingseizedPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andSilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609,dragged[them]intothemarketbeforethemagistrates;

20andhavingbroughtG4317themuptothepraetors,saidG3004,ThesemenG444utterly troubleourcityπόλινpolinG4172,beingJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,

21andannouncecustomsἔθηethēG1485whichitisG1510notlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832forustoreceiveG3858norpractise,beingοὖσιν.ousinG1510RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514.

22AndthecrowdὄχλοςochlosG3793roseuptooagainstthem;andthepraetors, having tornofftheirclothesG2440,commandedἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753toscourge [them].

23AndhavinglaidG2007manyπολλάςpollasG4183stripes uponthemtheycastἔβαλονebalonG906[them]intoprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438, chargingthejailortokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themsafely;

24who, havingreceivedG2983suchachargeG3852,castG906themintotheinnerprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,andsecuredtheirfeetG4228tothestocks.

25AndatmidnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andSilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609,inprayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336,werepraisingGodθεόν·theonG2316withsinging,andtheprisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198listenedtothem.

26AndsuddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869therewasagreatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,sothatthefoundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310oftheprisonδεσμωτηρίου·desmōtēriouG1201shook,andallthedoorsθύραιthuraiG2374wereimmediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455,andthebondsofallloosed.

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