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

23They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape. 24So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks. Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. 26Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off! 27The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword 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 35:10Yet they don’t ask, ‘Where is God my Creator, the one who gives songs in the night?
• Psalms 22:2Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.
• Psalms 42:8But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life.
• Psalms 77:6when my nights were filled with joyful songs. I search my soul and ponder the difference now.
• Psalms 119:55I reflect at night on who you are, O Lord; therefore, I obey your instructions.
• Isaiah 30:29But the people of God will sing a song of joy, like the songs at the holy festivals. You will be filled with joy, as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims to Jerusalem, the mountain of the Lord— to the Rock of Israel.
• Psalms 50:15Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”
• Psalms 77:2When I was in deep trouble, I searched for the Lord. All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven, but my soul was not comforted.
• Psalms 91:15When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.
• Matthew 26:38He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
• Luke 22:44He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.
• Hebrews 5:7While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.
• James 5:13Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises.
• Acts 5:41The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus.
• Psalms 34:1I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises.
• Matthew 5:10God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

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

Topics related to Acts 16:25

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• Criminals
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• Joy
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
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• Praise
• Prayer
• Prisoners
• Readings, Select
• Silas
• Worship

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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