Acts 16:28

Acts 16:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
• New International Version (NIV)But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Paul cried with a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.”

Context of Acts 16:28

26and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains were unfastened. 27When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!” 29And the jailer asked for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas; 30and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

Acts 16:28 word by word

Ἐφώνησεν δὲ φωνῇ ὁ Παῦλος λέγων· μηδὲν πράξῃς σεαυτῷ κακόν· ἅπαντες γάρ ἐσμεν ἐνθάδε.Read the interlinear

• But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• calledφωνέωphōneō · to callG5455
• with a loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Doπράσσωprassō · to do/requireG4238
• not harmκακόςkakos · evil/harm: harmG2556
• yourselfσεαυτοῦseautou seautō seauton sautou sautō sauton · yourselfG4572

Cross-references for Acts 16:28

• Leviticus 19:18You shall not take vengeance, nor hold any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.
• Psalms 7:4If I have done evil to my friend, Or have plundered my enemy for no reason,
• Psalms 35:14I went about as though it were my friend or brother; I bowed down in mourning, like one who mourns for a mother.
• Proverbs 24:11Rescue those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to the slaughter, Oh hold them back!
• Matthew 5:44But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
• Luke 6:27“But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
• Luke 10:32Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
• Luke 22:51But Jesus responded and said, “Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.
• Luke 23:34[But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.”] And they cast lots, dividing His garments among themselves.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek what is good for one another and for all people.
• Exodus 20:13“You shall not murder.
• Proverbs 8:36But one who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death.”
• Ecclesiastes 7:17Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

Commentaries on Acts 16:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Do thyself no harm - As it was now dark, being midnight, St. Paul must have had a Divine intimation of what the jailor was going to do; and, to prevent it, cried out aloud, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Do thyself no harm - This is the solemn command of religion in his case, and in all others. It enjoins upon people to do themselves no harm by self-murder, whether by the sword, the pistol, the halter; by intemperance, by lust, or by dissipation. In all cases, Christianity seeks the true welfare of man. In all cases, if it were obeyed, people would do themselves no harm. They would promote their own best interests here, and their eternal welfare hereafter.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. 27-36Luke’s third story in Philippi is of the Philippian jailer who, shaken by what had happened, responded in faith when challenged to accept the Lord Jesus and be saved. He was baptized with his household and rejoiced in his newfound faith as he reached out with hospitality to the preachers.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2826-28. And suddenly there was a great earthquake--in answer, doubtless, to the prayers and expectations of the sufferers that, for the truth's sake and the honor of their Lord, some interposition would take place. every one's bands--that is, the bands of all the prisoners. were loosed--not by the earthquake, of course, but by a miraculous energy accompanying it. By this and the joyous strains which they had heard from the sufferers, not to speak of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 16:28

• Converts
• Criminals
• Family
• Jailer (Jailor)
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Philippi
• Prisoners
• Readings, Select
• Silas

In the dictionaries

• Paul
• Paul, Saul
• Establish
• Gather
• Gone
• Harm
• James
• Judge
• Light
• Macedonia

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