Acts 16:29
And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and having become trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
In Context
28But Paul cried out in a great voice, saying, Do nothing harmful to thyself, for we are all here.
30And after bringing them outside, he said, Sirs, what must I do so that I may be saved?
Cross References
Psalms 99:1LORD reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He sits [above] the cherubim, let the earth be moved.
Isaiah 60:14And the sons of those who afflicted thee shall come bending to thee. And all those who despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet. And they shall call thee The city of LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 66:5Hear the word of LORD, ye who tremble at his word: Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name's sake, have said, Let LORD be glorified, that we may see your joy. But it is those who shall be put to shame.
Jeremiah 10:10But LORD is the TRUE God. He is the living God, and an everlasting King. At his wrath the earth trembles, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation.
Acts 9:5And he said, Who are thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecute.
Revelation 3:9Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, those who say themselves to be Jews, and are not, but lie, behold, I will make them so that they will come and bow down before thy feet, and may know that I have loved thee.
Matthew Henry on Acts 16:26-35
Paul and Silas in Prison; Conversion of the Philippian Jailer. 25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard 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 every one's bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had… Read the whole commentary →