Revised Literal Translation
Acts 16:22-27
22AndκαὶkaiG2532the multitudeὁ ὄχλοςho ochlosG3588G3793rose up togetherσυνεπέστηsunepestēG4911againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596themαὐτῶν,autōnG846:andκαὶkaiG2532the magistratesοἱ στρατηγοὶhoi stratēgoiG3588G4755rent offπεριρήξαντεςperirēxantesG4048theirαὐτῶνautōnG846clothesτὰ ἱμάτιαta himatiaG3588G2440,and commandedἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753to beatῥαβδίζειν·rhabdizeinG4463them.
23AndτεteG5037when they had laidἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007manyπολλάςpollasG4183stripesπληγὰςplēgasG4127upon themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,they castἔβαλονebalonG906themintoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,chargingπαραγγείλαντεςparangeilantesG3853the jailorτῷ δεσμοφύλακιtō desmophulakiG3588G1200to keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themαὐτούς·autousG846safelyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806:
24τὴνtēnG3588WhoὃςhosG3739,having receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108a chargeπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,thrustἔβαλενebalenG906themαὐτοὺςautousG846intoεἰςeisG1519the innerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,andκαὶkaiG2532madeG805theirαὐτῶνautōnG846feetτοὺς πόδαςtous podasG3588G4228fastG805inεἰςeisG1519the stocksτὸ ξύλον.¶to xulonG3588G3586.
25AndδὲdeG1161atΚατὰKataG2596midnightτὸ μεσονύκτιονto mesonuktionG3588G3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609prayedπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336,and sang praisesὕμνουνhumnounG5214unto Godτὸν θεόν·ton theonG3588G2316:andδὲdeG1161the prisonersοἱ δέσμιοι.hoi desmioiG3588G1198heardἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōntoG1874themαὐτῶνautōnG846.
26AndG1161suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869there wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096a greatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620the foundationsτὰ θεμέλιαta themeliaG3588G2310of the prisonτοῦ δεσμωτηρίου·tou desmōtēriouG3588G1201were shakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531:andG5037immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allπᾶσαι,pasaiG3956the doorsαἱ θύραιhai thuraiG3588G2374were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455,andκαὶkaiG2532every one’sπάντωνpantōnG3956bandsτὰ δεσμὰta desmaG3588G1199were loosedἀνέθη.anethēG447.
27AndδὲdeG1161the keeper of the prisonὁ δεσμοφύλαξho desmophulaxG3588G1200awaking outγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096of his sleepἔξυπνοςexupnosG1853,andκαὶkaiG2532seeingG3708the prisonτὰς φυλακῆς,tas phulakēsG3588G5438doorsθύρας τῆςthuras tēsG3588G2374openἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,he drew outσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685his swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162,and wouldἤμελλενēmellenG3195have killedἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,supposing thatνομίζωνnomizōnG3543the prisonersτοὺς δεσμίους.¶tous desmiousG3588G1198had been fledἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.
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
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