Acts 16
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Acts 16

Revised Version 1895

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AndG2532 sheG846 constrained usG3004. 16AndG1161 itG846 cameG1096 toG1519 passG1096, asG1519 weG2249 were goingG4198 toG1519 theG3588 placeG1096 ofG4151 prayerG4335, thatG3748 a certainG5100 maid havingG2192 a spiritG4151 ofG4151 divinationG4436 metG5221 usG1519, whichG3748 broughtG3930 herG846 mastersG2962 muchG4183 gain byG1096 soothsaying. 17TheG3588 sameG3778 followingG2628 afterG2532 PaulG3972 andG2532 usG3004 criedG2896 outG2896, sayingG3004, TheseG3778 menG444 areG1510 servantsG1401 ofG2316 theG3588 MostG5310 HighG5310 GodG2316, whichG3748 proclaimG2605 unto youG5210 theG3588 wayG3598 ofG2316 salvationG4991. 18AndG2532 thisG3778 sheG846 didG4160 forG1909 manyG4183 daysG2250. ButG1161 PaulG3972, beingG2250 sore troubled, turnedG1994 andG2532 saidG3004 toG3004 theG3588 spiritG4151, IG2532 chargeG3853 thee inG1722 theG3588 nameG3686 ofG4151 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 toG3004 comeG1831 outG1831 ofG4151 herG846. AndG2532 itG846 cameG1831 outG1831 thatG3004 veryG846 hourG5610. 19ButG1161 whenG2532 herG846 mastersG2962 sawG3708 thatG3754 theG3588 hopeG1680 ofG2962 theirG846 gain was goneG1831, theyG846 laid holdG1949 onG1909 PaulG3972 andG2532 SilasG4609, andG2532 draggedG1670 themG846 intoG1519 theG3588 marketplace beforeG1909 theG3588 rulersG758, 20andG2532 whenG2532 theyG846 had broughtG4317 themG846 unto theG3588 magistratesG4755, theyG846 saidG3004, TheseG3778 menG444, beingG5225 JewsG2453, doG3004 exceedingly trouble ourG2532 cityG4172, 21andG2532 set forthG4160 customsG1485 whichG3739 itG4160 isG1510 notG3756 lawfulG1832 forG2532 usG4160 toG2532 receiveG3858, orG3761 toG2532 observeG4160, beingG1510 RomansG4514. 22AndG2532 theG3588 multitudeG3793 roseG4911 upG4911 togetherG4911 againstG2596 themG846: andG2532 theG3588 magistratesG4755 rent theirG846 garmentsG2440 offG2596 themG846, andG2532 commandedG2753 toG2596 beat themG846 withG2596 rodsG4463. 23AndG5037 whenG846 theyG846 had laidG2007 manyG4183 stripes upon themG846, theyG846 castG906 themG846 intoG1519 prisonG5438, charging theG3588 jailor toG1519 keepG5083 themG846 safely: 24whoG3739, having receivedG2983 suchG5108 a chargeG3852, castG906 themG846 intoG1519 theG3588 innerG2082 prisonG5438, andG2532 madeG805 theirG846 feetG4228 fast inG1519 theG3588 stocksG3586. 25ButG1161 aboutG2596 midnightG3317 PaulG3972 andG2532 SilasG4609 were prayingG4336 andG2532 singingG5214 hymnsG5214 unto GodG2316, andG2532 theG3588 prisonersG1198 were listeningG1874 toG2596 themG846; 26andG2532 suddenlyG869 thereG1161 was a greatG3173 earthquakeG4578, soG2532 thatG5620 theG3956 foundationsG2310 ofG3956 theG3956 prison-house were shakenG4531: andG2532 immediatelyG3916 allG3956 theG3956 doorsG2374 were openedG455; andG2532 everyG3956 one’s bands were loosed. 27AndG2532 theG3588 jailor beingG1096 roused outG1438 ofG3588 sleep, andG2532 seeingG3708 theG3588 prisonG5438 doorsG2374 openG455, drewG4685 hisG3708 swordG3162, andG2532 was aboutG3195 toG3195 killG337 himselfG1438, supposingG3543 thatG3708 theG3588 prisonersG1198 had escapedG1628. 28ButG1161 PaulG3972 criedG5455 withG1510 aG1510 loudG3173 voiceG5456, sayingG3004, DoG4238 thyself noG3367 harmG2556: forG1063 weG1161 areG1510 allG537 hereG1759. 29AndG2532 heG2532 calledG154 forG154 lightsG5457, andG2532 sprang inG2532, andG2532, tremblingG1790 forG154 fearG1790, fellG1096 downG4363 beforeG4363 PaulG3972 andG2532 SilasG4609, 30AndG2532 broughtG4254 themG846 outG1854, andG2532 saidG5346, SirsG2962, whatG5101 must IG1473 doG4160 toG2443 beG1163 savedG4982? 31AndG2532 theyG2532 saidG3004, BelieveG4100 onG1909 theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424, andG2532 thou shalt beG2532 savedG4982, thou andG2532 thy houseG3624. 32AndG2532 theyG846 spake theG3956 wordG3056 ofG3056 theG3956 LordG2962 unto himG846, withG1722 allG3956 thatG3956 were inG1722 hisG846 houseG3614. 33AndG2532 heG2532 tookG3880 themG846 theG3956 sameG846 hourG5610 ofG575 theG3956 nightG3571, andG2532 washedG3068 theirG846 stripes; andG2532 was baptizedG907, heG2532 andG2532 allG3956 hisG846, immediatelyG3916. 34AndG2532 heG2532 broughtG321 themG846 upG1519 intoG1519 hisG846 houseG3624, andG2532 setG321 meatG3588 beforeG3908 themG846, andG2532 rejoicedG21 greatlyG21, withG2316 allG3588 hisG846 houseG3624, having believedG4100 inG1519 GodG2316. 35ButG1161 whenG1161 itG1161 was dayG2250, theG3588 magistratesG4755 sentG649 theG3588 serjeants, sayingG3004, LetG1096 thoseG3588 menG444 goG630. 36AndG1161 theG3588 jailor reportedG518 theG3588 wordsG3056 toG4314 PaulG3972, sayingG3056, TheG3588 magistratesG4755 have sentG649 toG4314 letG630 youG3754 goG4198: nowG1161 thereforeG3767 comeG1831 forthG1831, andG1161 goG4198 inG1722 peaceG1515. 37ButG1161 PaulG3972 saidG5346 unto themG846, TheyG846 have beatenG1194 usG1519 publiclyG1219, uncondemnedG178, menG444 thatG846 are RomansG4514, andG2532 have castG906 usG1519 intoG1519 prisonG5438; andG2532 doG2532 theyG846 nowG1161 castG906 usG1519 outG1544 privily? nay verily; butG1161 let themG846 comeG2064 themselvesG1438 andG2532 bringG906 usG1519 outG1544. 38AndG1161 theG3588 serjeants reportedG518 theseG3778 wordsG4487 unto theG3588 magistratesG4755: andG1161 theyG3754 fearedG5399, whenG1161 theyG3754 heardG191 thatG3754 theyG3754 wereG1510 RomansG4514; 39andG2532 theyG846 cameG2064 andG2532 besought themG846; andG2532 whenG2532 theyG846 had broughtG2064 themG846 outG1806, theyG846 askedG2065 themG846 toG2064 goG565 awayG565 fromG575 theG3588 cityG4172. 40AndG2532 theyG2532 wentG1831 outG1831 ofG575 theG3588 prisonG5438, andG2532 enteredG1525 intoG1525 theG3588 house ofG575 LydiaG3070: andG2532 whenG2532 theyG2532 had seenG3708 theG3588 brethrenG80, theyG2532 comfortedG3870 themG3870, andG2532 departedG1831.

Commentaries on Acts 16

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain