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 . 29 And having asked G154 for lights φῶτα phōta G5457 , he rushed in , and , trembling , fell down προσέπεσεν prosepesen G4363 before Paul Παύλῳ Paulō G3972 and Silas Σιλᾷ, Sila G4609 . 32 And they spoke G2980 to him the word λόγον logon G3056 of the Lord κυρίου kuriou G2962 , with all that were in his house οἰκίᾳ oikia G3614 . 33 And he took G3880 them the same G846 hour ὥρᾳ hōra G5610 of the night νυκτὸς nuktos G3571 and washed ἔλουσεν elousen G3068 [ them ] from their stripes; and was baptised, he and all his straightway. 34 And having brought G321 them into his house οἶκον oikon G3624 he laid the table τράπεζαν trapezan G5132 [ for them ], and rejoiced G21 with all his house G3624 , having believed G4100 in God θεῷ.¶ theō G2316 . Read all of Acts 16 ← Acts 15 Acts 17 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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