Revised Version 1895

Acts 16:23-36

23AndτεteG5037whenG846theyG846hadlaidἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007manyπολλάςpollasG4183stripes uponthemG846,theyG846castἔβαλονebalonG906themG846intoG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438, chargingtheτῷtōG3588jailortoG1519keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themG846safely:

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.

28ButG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972criedἘφώνησενEphōnēsenG5455withG1510aG1510loudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,DoπράξῃςpraxēsG4238thyselfnoμηδὲνmēdenG3367harmκακόν·kakonG2556:forγάρgarG1063weG1161areG1510allἅπαντεςhapantesG537hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759.

29AndG2532heG2532calledG154forG154lightsφῶταphōtaG5457,andG2532spranginG2532,andG2532,tremblingG1790forG154fearG1790,fellγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363beforeG4363PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andG2532SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609,

30AndG2532broughtπροαγαγὼνproagagōnG4254themαὐτοὺςautousG846outἔξωexōG1854,andG2532saidἔφη·ephēG5346,Sirsκύριοι,kurioiG2962,whatτίtiG5101mustIG1473doποιεῖνpoieinG4160toἵναinaG2443beδεῖdeiG1163savedσωθῶ;sōthōG4982?

31AndG2532theyG2532saidG3004,BelieveπίστευσονpisteusonG4100onἐπὶepiG1909theG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,andG2532thou shaltbeG2532savedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982, thouandG2532thyhouseοἶκόςoikosG3624.

32AndκαὶkaiG2532theyG846spaketheG3956wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056theG3956LordκυρίουkuriouG2962untohimG846,withG1722allG3956thatG3956wereinG1722hisG846houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614.

33AndG2532heG2532tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880themG846theG3956sameG846hourὥρᾳhōraG5610ofἀπὸapoG575theG3956nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andG2532washedἔλουσενelousenG3068theirG846stripes;andG2532wasbaptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,heG2532andG2532allG3956hisG846,immediatelyπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916.

34AndG2532heG2532broughtG321themG846upG1519intoG1519hisG846houseοἶκονoikonG3624,andG2532setG321meatτὸνtonG3588beforeπαρέθηκενparethēkenG3908themG846,andG2532rejoicedG21greatlyG21,withG2316allτῷtōG3588hisG846houseG3624, havingbelievedπεπιστευκὼςpepisteukōsG4100inG1519Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

35ButG1161whenG1161itG1161wasdayἩμέραςHēmerasG2250,theοἱhoiG3588magistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoiG4755sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649theτοὺςtousG3588serjeants,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,LetγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096thoseτοὺςtousG3588menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444goἀπόλυσονapolusonG630.

36AndG1161theG3588jailorreportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518theG3588wordsλόγουςlogousG3056toG4314PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,sayingG3056,TheG3588magistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoiG4755havesentἀπέσταλκανapestalkanG649toG4314letἀπολυθῆτε·apoluthēteG630youὅτιhotiG3754goG4198:nowG1161thereforeοὖνounG3767comeG1831forthG1831,andG1161goG4198inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ.¶eirēnēG1515.

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