Acts 16
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Acts 16:19-28

19But when her mastersG2962 sawG3708 that their hopeG1680 of 1profitG2039 was suddenly goneG1831, they seizedG1949 2PaulG3972 and SilasG4609 and 3draggedG1670 them into the marketplaceG58 beforeG1909 the authoritiesG758, 20and when they had broughtG4317 them to the chiefG4755 magistratesG4755, they saidG3004, “TheseG3778 menG444, JewsG2453 asG2453 theyG2453 areG2453, are causingG1613 our cityG4172 troubleG1613, 21and they 4are proclaimingG2605 customsG1485 that are not lawfulG1832 for us to acceptG3858 orG3761 to practiceG4160, since we are 5RomansG4514.” 22The crowdG3793 joinedG4911 inG4911 anG4911 attackG4911 againstG2596 them, and the chiefG4755 magistratesG4755 toreG4048 their 6robesG2440 offG4048 them and proceeded to orderG2753 7them to be 8beatenG4463 withG4463 rodsG4463. 23When they had struckG2007 them with manyG4183 blowsG4127, they threwG906 them into prisonG5438, commandingG3853 9the jailerG1200 to guardG5083 them securelyG806; 2410and he, having receivedG2983 suchG5108 a commandG3852, threwG906 them into the innerG2082 prisonG5438 and fastenedG805 their feetG4228 in 11the 12stocksG3586.

25NowG1161 aboutG2596 midnightG3317 13PaulG3972 and SilasG4609 were prayingG4336 and 14singingG5214 hymnsG5214 ofG5214 praiseG5214 to GodG2316, and the prisonersG1198 were listeningG1874 toG1874 them; 26and suddenlyG869 15there was a greatG3173 earthquakeG4578, soG5620 thatG5620 the foundationsG2310 of the prisonG1201 were shakenG4531; and immediatelyG3916 16allG3956 the doorsG2374 were openedG455, and everyone’sG3956 17chainsG1199 were unfastenedG447. 27When 18the jailerG1200 awokeG1853 and sawG3708 the prisonG5438 doorsG2374 openedG455, he drewG4685 his swordG3162 and wasG3195 aboutG3195 19toG3195 killG337 himselfG1438, thinkingG3543 that the prisonersG1198 had escapedG1628. 28But PaulG3972 calledG5455 outG5455 with a loudG3173 voiceG5456, sayingG3004, “DoG4238 not harmG2556 yourselfG4572, for we are allG537 hereG1759!”

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 16:19 Acts 16:16; 19:25f ↩
  2. 2. Acts 16:19 Acts 15:22, 40; 16:25, 29 ↩
  3. 3. Acts 16:19 Acts 8:3; 17:6f; 21:30; James 2:6 ↩
  4. 4. Acts 16:21 Esth 3:8 ↩
  5. 5. Acts 16:21 Acts 16:12 ↩
  6. 6. Acts 16:22 Or outer garments ↩
  7. 7. Acts 16:22 Lit to beat with rods ↩
  8. 8. Acts 16:22 2 Cor 11:25; 1 Thess 2:2 ↩
  9. 9. Acts 16:23 Acts 16:27, 36 ↩
  10. 10. Acts 16:24 Lit who ↩
  11. 11. Acts 16:24 Job 13:27; 33:11; Jer 20:2f; 29:26 ↩
  12. 12. Acts 16:24 Lit wood ↩
  13. 13. Acts 16:25 Acts 16:19 ↩
  14. 14. Acts 16:25 Eph 5:19 ↩
  15. 15. Acts 16:26 Acts 4:31 ↩
  16. 16. Acts 16:26 Acts 12:10 ↩
  17. 17. Acts 16:26 Acts 12:7 ↩
  18. 18. Acts 16:27 Acts 16:23, 36 ↩
  19. 19. Acts 16:27 Acts 12:19 ↩

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