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Acts 16:24-26
Lexham English Bible
Acts 16:24-26
Lexham English Bible
24 Having received such an order, he[a] put them in the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.[b]
The Conversion of the Philippian Jailer
25 Now about midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and[c] singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and all the bonds[d] were unfastened.
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- Acts 16:24 Literally “who”
- Acts 16:24 Or possibly “to the block of wood,” referring to a log to which the prisoners were chained or tied
- Acts 16:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“were praying”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 16:26 Or “chains”
Acts 16:24-26
New International Version
Acts 16:24-26
New International Version
24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.(A)
25 About midnight(B) Paul and Silas(C) were praying and singing hymns(D) to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken.(E) At once all the prison doors flew open,(F) and everyone’s chains came loose.(G)
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