Acts 16:25

Acts 16:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
• New International Version (NIV)About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

Context of Acts 16:25

23After they had hit Paul and Silas many times, they threw them in jail and ordered the jailer to keep them under tight security. 24So the jailer followed these orders and put Paul and Silas into solitary confinement with their feet in leg irons. Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God. The other prisoners were listening to them. 26Suddenly, a violent earthquake shook the foundations of the jail. All the doors immediately flew open, and all the prisoners’ chains came loose. 27The jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open. Thinking the prisoners had escaped, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself.

Acts 16:25 word by word

Κατὰ δὲ τὸ μεσονύκτιον Παῦλος καὶ Σιλᾶς προσευχόμενοι ὕμνουν τὸν θεόν· ἐπηκροῶντο δὲ αὐτῶν οἱ δέσμιοι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• atκατάkata · according toG2596
• midnightὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• midnightμεσονύκτιοςmesonuktion · midnightG3317
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• SilasΣίλαςSilas · SilasG4609
• prayedπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• and sang praisesὑμνέωhumneō · to praiseG5214
• unto Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• the prisonersδέσμιοςdesmios · prisonerG1198
• heardἐπακροάομαιepakroaomai · to listen roG1874
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Acts 16:25

• Job 35:10But no one asks, ‘Where is God, my Creator, who inspires songs in the night,
• Psalms 22:2My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer— also at night, but I find no rest.
• Psalms 42:8The Lord commands his mercy during the day, and at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
• Psalms 77:6I remember my song in the night and reflect ⌞on it⌟. My spirit searches ⌞for an answer⌟:
• Psalms 119:55At night I remember your name, O Lord, and I follow your teachings.
• Isaiah 30:29You will sing a song like the song you sing on a festival night. Your hearts will be happy like someone going out with a flute on the way to the Lord’s mountain, to the rock of Israel.
• Psalms 50:15Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”
• Psalms 77:2On the day I was in trouble, I went to the Lord for help. At night I stretched out my hands in prayer without growing tired. Yet, my soul refused to be comforted.
• Psalms 91:15When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you.
• Matthew 26:38Then he said to them, “My anguish is so great that I feel as if I’m dying. Wait here, and stay awake with me.”
• Luke 22:44So he prayed very hard in anguish. His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
• Hebrews 5:7During his life on earth, Jesus prayed to God, who could save him from death. He prayed and pleaded with loud crying and tears, and he was heard because of his devotion to God.
• James 5:13If any of you are having trouble, pray. If you are happy, sing psalms.
• Acts 5:41The apostles left the council room. They were happy to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for speaking about Jesus.
• Psalms 34:1I will thank the Lord at all times. My mouth will always praise him.
• Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who are persecuted for doing what God approves of. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Commentaries on Acts 16:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25At midnight Paul and Silas - sang praises - Though these holy men felt much, and had reason to fear more, yet they are undismayed, and even happy in their sufferings: they were so fully satisfied that they were right, and had done their duty, that there was no room for regret or self-reproach. At the same times they had such consolations from God as could render any circumstances not only tolerable, but delightful. They prayed, first, for grace to support…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25And at midnight - Probably their painful posture, and the sufferings of their recent scourging, prevented their. sleeping. Yet, though they had no repose, they had a quiet conscience, and the supports of religion. Prayed - Though they had suffered much, yet they had reason to apprehend more. They sought, therefore, the sustaining grace of God. And sang praises - Compare the notes on Job 35:10. Nothing but religion would have enabled them to do this. They…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-34Verses 25-34 The consolations of God to his suffering servants are neither few nor small. How much more happy are true Christians than their prosperous enemies! As in the dark, so out of the depths, we may cry unto God. No place, no time is amiss for prayer, if the heart be lifted up to God. No trouble, however grievous, should hinder us from praise. Christianity proves itself to be of God, in that it obliges us to be just to our own lives. Paul cried…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25Paul and Silas, like the apostles suffering abuse in Jerusalem, were full of joy. They rejoiced because God considered them "worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name" (5:41).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises--literally, "praying, were singing praises"; that is, while engaged in pouring out their hearts in prayer, had broken forth into singing, and were hymning loud their joy. As the word here employed is that used to denote the Paschal hymn sung by our Lord and His disciples after their last Passover (Mt 26:30), and which we know to have consisted of Psa 113:1-118:29, which was chanted at that…Read the comment

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• Prayer
• Prisoners
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• Silas
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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