19 And her masters κύριοι kurioi G2962 , seeing G3708 that the hope ἐλπὶς elpis G1680 of their gains was gone G1831 , having seized Paul Παῦλον Paulon G3972 and Silas Σιλᾶν Silan G4609 , dragged [ them ] into the market before the magistrates; 20 and having brought G4317 them up to the praetors, said G3004 , These men G444 utterly trouble our city πόλιν polin G4172 , being Jews Ἰουδαῖοι Ioudaioi G2453 , 22 And the crowd ὄχλος ochlos G3793 rose up too against them ; and the praetors, having torn off their clothes G2440 , commanded ἐκέλευον ekeleuon G2753 to scourge [ them ]. 23 And having laid G2007 many πολλάς pollas G4183 stripes upon them they cast ἔβαλον ebalon G906 [ them ] into prison φυλακὴν phulakēn G5438 , charging the jailor to keep τηρεῖν tērein G5083 them safely; 24 who , having received G2983 such a charge G3852 , cast G906 them into the inner prison φυλακὴν phulakēn G5438 , and secured their feet G4228 to the stocks . 25 And at midnight μεσονύκτιον mesonuktion G3317 Paul Παῦλος Paulos G3972 and Silas Σιλᾶς Silas G4609 , in praying προσευχόμενοι proseuchomenoi G4336 , were praising God θεόν· theon G2316 with singing , and the prisoners δέσμιοι. desmioi G1198 listened to them . 26 And suddenly ἄφνω aphnō G869 there was a great μέγας megas G3173 earthquake σεισμὸς seismos G4578 , so that the foundations θεμέλια themelia G2310 of the prison δεσμωτηρίου· desmōtēriou G1201 shook , and all the doors θύραι thurai G2374 were immediately παραχρῆμα parachrēma G3916 opened ἠνεῴχθησαν ēneōchthēsan G455 , and the bonds of all loosed. 27 And the jailor being awakened out of his sleep, and seeing G3708 the doors θύρας thuras G2374 of the prison φυλακῆς, phulakēs G5438 opened ἀνεῳγμένας aneōgmenas G455 , having drawn a sword μάχαιραν machairan G3162 was going to kill himself , thinking the prisoners δεσμίους.¶ desmious G1198 had fled . Read all of Acts 16 ← Acts 15 Acts 17 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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