New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 16:19-28

19But when her mastersκύριοιkurioiG2962sawG3708that their hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofprofitἐργασίαςergasiasG2039was suddenlygoneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,they seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609anddraggedεἵλκυσανeilkusanG1670them into the marketplaceἀγορὰνagoranG58beforeἐπὶepiG1909the authoritiesἄρχοντας,archontasG758,

20and when they had broughtπροσαγαγόντεςprosagagontesG4317them to the chiefG4755magistratesG4755,they saidG3004, “TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444,JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453asG2453theyG2453areG2453,are causingG1613our cityπόλινpolinG4172troubleG1613,

21and theyare proclaimingκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605customsἔθηethēG1485that are not lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for us to acceptπαραδέχεσθαιparadechesthaiG3858orοὐδὲoudeG3761to practiceποιεῖνpoieinG4160, since we areRomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514.”

22The crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793joinedG4911inG4911anG4911attackG4911againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596them, and the chiefG4755magistratesG4755toreG4048theirrobesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440offG4048them and proceeded to orderἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753them to bebeatenG4463withG4463rodsῥαβδίζειν·rhabdizeinG4463.

23When they had struckἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007them with manyπολλάςpollasG4183blowsπληγὰςplēgasG4127,they threwἔβαλονebalonG906them into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,commandingπαραγγείλαντεςparangeilantesG3853the jailerδεσμοφύλακιdesmophulakiG1200to guardτηρεῖνtēreinG5083them securelyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806;

24and he, having receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108a commandπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,threwἔβαλενebalenG906them into the innerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438and fastenedἠσφαλίσατοēsphalisatoG805their feetπόδαςpodasG4228in thestocksξύλον.¶xulonG3586.

25NowG1161aboutΚατὰKataG2596midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972and SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609were prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andsingingG5214hymnsG5214ofG5214praiseG5214to Godθεόν·theonG2316,and the prisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198were listeningG1874toG1874them;

26and suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869there was a greatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620the foundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310of the prisonδεσμωτηρίου·desmōtēriouG1201were shakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531;and immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allπᾶσαι,pasaiG3956the doorsθύραιthuraiG2374were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455,and everyone’sπάντωνpantōnG3956chainsδεσμὰdesmaG1199were unfastenedἀνέθη.anethēG447.

27Whenthe jailerδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200awokeἔξυπνοςexupnosG1853and sawG3708the prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374openedἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,he drewσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685hisswordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162and wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195killἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,thinkingνομίζωνnomizōnG3543that the prisonersδεσμίους.¶desmiousG1198had escapedἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.

28But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972calledἘφώνησενEphōnēsenG5455outG5455with a loudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “DoπράξῃςpraxēsG4238not harmκακόν·kakonG2556yourselfG4572,for we are allἅπαντεςhapantesG537hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759!”

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