New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 16:25-34

25But aboutΚατὰKataG2596midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972and SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609were prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andsingingG5214hymnsG5214of praiseG5214to Godθεόν·theonG2316,and the prisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198were listeningἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōntoG1874to them;

26and suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869there cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a greatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,soὥστεhōsteG5620that the foundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310of the prisonδεσμωτηρίου·desmōtēriouG1201houseG1201were shakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531;and immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allπᾶσαι,pasaiG3956the doorsθύραιthuraiG2374were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455and everyone’sπάντωνpantōnG3956chainsδεσμὰdesmaG1199were unfastenedἀνέθη.anethēG447.

27Whenthe jailerδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200awokeἔξυπνοςexupnosG1853and sawG3708the prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374openedἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,he drewσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685his swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162and was aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to killἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,supposingνομίζωνnomizōnG3543that the prisonersδεσμίους.¶desmiousG1198had escapedἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.

28But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972criedἘφώνησενEphōnēsenG5455out with a loudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “DoπράξῃςpraxēsG4238not harmκακόν·kakonG2556yourselfG4572,for we are allἅπαντεςhapantesG537hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759!”

29And he calledαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154for lightsφῶταphōtaG5457and rushedεἰσεπήδησενeisepēdēsenG1530in, and tremblingG1790with fearG1790he fellG4363downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363beforeG4363PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609,

30and after he broughtπροαγαγὼνproagagōnG4254them out, he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Sirsκύριοι,kurioiG2962,whatτίtiG5101mustδεῖdeiG1163I doποιεῖνpoieinG4160to be savedσωθῶ;sōthōG4982?”

31They saidG3004, “BelieveπίστευσονpisteusonG4100in the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,and you will be savedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982, you andyour householdοἶκόςoikosG3624.”

32And they spokeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056ofthe LordκυρίουkuriouG2962to him togetherσὺνsunG4862with allπᾶσινpasinG3956whoG3588were in his houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614.

33And he tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880them that veryhourὥρᾳhōraG5610of the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and washedἔλουσενelousenG3068their woundsπληγῶν,plēgōnG4127,and immediatelyπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916he was baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,he and allG537his household.

34And he broughtἀναγαγώνanagagōnG321them into his houseοἶκονoikonG3624and setG3908foodτράπεζανtrapezanG5132beforeG3908them, and rejoicedG21greatlyG21,having believedπεπιστευκὼςpepisteukōsG4100in Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316withhis wholeG3832householdG3832.

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