Acts 16:27 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 16:27

The Philippian Jailer Saved

25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

26 ^aSuddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately ^ball the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.

27 And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself.

28 But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.”

29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.

30 And he brought them out and said, ^a“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

31 So they said, ^a“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized.

34 Now when he had brought them into his house, ^ahe set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.

Paul Refuses to Depart Secretly

35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the¹ officers, saying, “Let those men go.”

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Interlinear Bible for Acts 16:27:

And
de (#1161) the
xurao (#3588) keeper of the prison
desmophulax (#1200) awaking out of his sleep,
ginomai (#1096) and
kai (#2532) seeing
eido (#1492) the
xurao (#3588) prison
phulake (#5438) doors
thura (#2374) open,
anoigo (#455) he drew out
spao (#4685) his sword,
machaira (#3162) and would
mello (#3195) have killed
anaireo (#337) himself,
heautou (#1438) supposing
nomizo (#3543) that the
xurao (#3588) prisoners
desmios (#1198) had been fled.
ekpheugo (#1628)

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