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Acts 16:23-36

23AndτεteG5037when they had laidἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007manyπολλάςpollasG4183stripesπληγὰςplēgasG4127upon themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,they castἔβαλονebalonG906themintoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,chargingπαραγγείλαντεςparangeilantesG3853the jailorτῷ δεσμοφύλακιtō desmophulakiG3588 G1200to keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themαὐτούς·autousG846safelyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806:

24τὴνtēnG3588WhoὃςhosG3739,having receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108a chargeπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,thrustἔβαλενebalenG906themαὐτοὺςautousG846intoεἰςeisG1519the innerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,andκαὶkaiG2532madeG805theirαὐτῶνautōnG846feetτοὺς πόδαςtous podasG3588 G4228fastG805inεἰςeisG1519the stocksτὸ ξύλον.¶to xulonG3588 G3586.

25AndδὲdeG1161atΚατὰKataG2596midnightτὸ μεσονύκτιονto mesonuktionG3588 G3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609prayedπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336,and sang praisesὕμνουνhumnounG5214unto Godτὸν θεόν·ton theonG3588 G2316:andδὲdeG1161the prisonersοἱ δέσμιοι.hoi desmioiG3588 G1198heardἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōntoG1874themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

26AndG1161suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869there wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096a greatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620the foundationsτὰ θεμέλιαta themeliaG3588 G2310of the prisonτοῦ δεσμωτηρίου·tou desmōtēriouG3588 G1201were shakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531:andG5037immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allπᾶσαι,pasaiG3956the doorsαἱ θύραιhai thuraiG3588 G2374were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455,andκαὶkaiG2532every one’sπάντωνpantōnG3956bandsτὰ δεσμὰta desmaG3588 G1199were loosedἀνέθη.anethēG447.

27AndδὲdeG1161the keeper of the prisonὁ δεσμοφύλαξho desmophulaxG3588 G1200awaking outγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096of his sleepἔξυπνοςexupnosG1853,andκαὶkaiG2532seeingG3708the prisonτὰς φυλακῆς,tas phulakēsG3588 G5438doorsθύρας τῆςthuras tēsG3588 G2374openἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,he drew outσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685his swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162,and wouldἤμελλενēmellenG3195have killedἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,supposing thatνομίζωνnomizōnG3543the prisonersτοὺς δεσμίους.¶tous desmiousG3588 G1198had been fledἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.

28ButδὲdeG1161Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972criedἘφώνησενEphōnēsenG5455with a loudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,DoπράξῃςpraxēsG4238thyselfG4572noμηδὲνmēdenG3367harmκακόν·kakonG2556:forγάρgarG1063we areἐσμενesmenG1510allἅπαντεςhapantesG537hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759.

29ThenδὲdeG1161he calledαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154for a lightφῶταphōtaG5457,and sprang inεἰσεπήδησενeisepēdēsenG1530,andκαὶkaiG2532cameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096tremblingἔντρομοςentromosG1790,and fell downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363before Paulτῷ Παύλῳtō PaulōG3588 G3972andκαὶkaiG2532Silasτῷ Σιλᾷ,tō SilaG3588 G4609,

30AndκαὶkaiG2532broughtπροαγαγὼνproagagōnG4254themαὐτοὺςautousG846outἔξωexōG1854,and saidἔφη·ephēG5346,Sirsκύριοι,kurioiG2962,whatτίtiG5101mustδεῖdeiG1163IG1473doποιεῖνpoieinG4160to beἵναinaG2443savedσωθῶ;sōthōG4982?

31οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161they saidG3004,BelieveπίστευσονpisteusonG4100onἐπὶepiG1909the Lordτὸν κύριονton kurionG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532thouσὺsuG4771shalt be savedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982,andκαὶkaiG2532thyσου.souG4771houseὁ οἶκόςho oikosG3588 G3624.

32AndG2532they spakeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980unto himαὐτῷautōG846the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962,andG2532to allπᾶσινpasinG3956that wereτοῖςtoisG3588inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846houseτῇ οἰκίᾳtēa oikiaG3588 G3614.

33τῇtēaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880themαὐτοὺςautousG846ἐνenG1722the sameἐκείνῃekeinēG1565hourὥρᾳ τῆςhōra tēsG3588 G5610of the nightνυκτὸς τῶνnuktos tōnG3588 G3571,and washedἔλουσενelousenG3068theirἀπὸapoG575stripesπληγῶν, οἱplēgōn hoiG3588 G4127;andκαὶkaiG2532was baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,heαὐτὸςautosG846andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846,straightwayπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916.

34AndτεteG5037when he had broughtἀναγαγώνanagagōnG321themG846intoεἰςeisG1519hisG846houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588 G3624,he setG3908meatτράπεζανtrapezanG5132before themG3908,andκαὶkaiG2532rejoicedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21,believingπεπιστευκὼςpepisteukōsG4100in Godτῷ θεῷ.¶tō theōG3588 G2316with all his houseπανοικεὶpanoikeiG3832.

35And whenδὲdeG1161it wasγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096dayἩμέραςHēmerasG2250,the magistratesοἱ στρατηγοὶhoi stratēgoiG3588 G4755sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649the serjeantsτοὺς ῥαβδούχουςtous rhabdouchousG3588 G4465,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,LetG630thoseἐκείνους.ekeinousG1565menτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςtous anthrōpousG3588 G444goG630.

36AndδὲdeG1161the keeper of the prisonὁ δεσμοφύλαξho desmophulaxG3588 G1200toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518thisτούτουςtoutousG3778sayingτοὺς λόγουςtous logousG3588 G3056toπρὸςprosG4314Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588 G3972,ὅτιhotiG3754The magistratesοἱ στρατηγοὶhoi stratēgoiG3588 G4755have sentἀπέσταλκανapestalkanG649toἵναinaG2443let you goἀπολυθῆτε·apoluthēteG630:nowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767departἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831,and goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ.¶eirēnēG1515.

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