Revised Version 1895
Acts 16:15-33
15AndG2532whenὡςhōsG5613sheG846wasG1510baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,andG2532herG846householdοἶκοςoikosG3624,sheG846besoughtusG3004,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,IfεἰeiG1487yehaveG1510judgedκεκρίκατέkekrikateG2919meG3004toG1519beG1510faithfulπιστὴνpistēnG4103toG1519theG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,comeG1525intoG1519myG1525houseοἶκόνoikonG3624,andG2532abideμένετε·meneteG3306thereG1510.AndG2532sheG846constrainedusG3004.
16AndδὲdeG1161itG846cameG1096toG1519passG1096,asG1519weG2249weregoingπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198toG1519theG3588placeG1096ofG4151prayerπροσευχήν,proseuchēnG4335,thatG3748acertainτινὰtinaG5100maidhavingἔχουσανechousanG2192aspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG4151divinationπύθωναputhōnaG4436metὑπαντῆσαιhupantēsaiG5221usG1519,whichG3748broughtπαρεῖχενpareichenG3930herG846mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962muchπολλὴνpollēnG4183gainbyG1096soothsaying.
17TheG3588sameαὕτηhautēG3778followingG2628afterG2532PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andG2532usG3004criedἔκραζενekrazenG2896outG2896,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444areεἰσίν,eisinG1510servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401ofG2316theG3588MostὑψίστουhupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748proclaimκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605untoyouG5210theG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofG2316salvationσωτηρίας.sōtēriasG4991.
18AndG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778sheG846didἐποίειepoieiG4160forἐπὶepiG1909manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.ButG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,beingG2250sore troubled,turnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994andG2532saidG3004toG3004theτῷtōG3588spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,IG2532chargeπαραγγέλλωparangellōG3853theeinἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofG4151JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547toG3004comeG1831outG1831ofG4151herG846.AndG2532itG846cameG1831outG1831thatG3004veryG846hourὥρᾳ.hōraG5610.
19ButδὲdeG1161whenG2532herG846mastersκύριοιkurioiG2962sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754theG3588hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofG2962theirG846gain wasgoneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,theyG846laidholdἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949onG1909PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andG2532SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609,andG2532draggedεἵλκυσανeilkusanG1670themG846intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588marketplacebeforeG1909theG3588rulersἄρχοντας,archontasG758,
20andG2532whenG2532theyG846hadbroughtπροσαγαγόντεςprosagagontesG4317themG846untotheG3588magistratesστρατηγοῖςstratēgoisG4755,theyG846saidG3004,TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444,beingὑπάρχοντες·huparchontesG5225JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,doG3004exceedingly troubleourG2532cityπόλινpolinG4172,
24whoὃςhosG3739, havingreceivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108achargeπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,castἔβαλενebalenG906themαὐτοὺςautousG846intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588innerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,andκαὶkaiG2532madeἠσφαλίσατοēsphalisatoG805theirαὐτῶνautōnG846feetπόδαςpodasG4228fastinεἰςeisG1519theG3588stocksξύλον.¶xulonG3586.
25ButG1161aboutG2596midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andG2532SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609wereprayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andG2532singingG5214hymnsG5214untoGodθεόν·theonG2316,andG2532theG3588prisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198werelisteningἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōntoG1874toG2596themαὐτῶνautōnG846;
26andG2532suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869thereG1161was agreatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,soG2532thatὥστεhōsteG5620theG3956foundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310ofG3956theG3956prison-house wereshakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531:andG2532immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allG3956theG3956doorsθύραιthuraiG2374wereopenedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455;andG2532everyG3956one’s bands were loosed.
27AndG2532theὁhoG3588jailorbeingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096rousedoutG1438ofτὰςtasG3588sleep,andG2532seeingG3708theτῆςtēsG3588prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374openἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,drewσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685hisG3708swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162,andG2532wasaboutG3195toG3195killἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfG1438,supposingνομίζωνnomizōnG3543thatG3708theτοὺςtousG3588prisonersδεσμίους.¶desmiousG1198hadescapedἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.
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
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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