Acts 16:25
But about the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were making prayers and songs to God in the hearing of the prisoners;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
In Context
24And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.
Cross References
Job 35:10But no one has said, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night;
Psalms 34:1Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.
Psalms 50:15Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble; I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me.
Psalms 77:2\77:1\I was crying to God with my voice; even to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me.
Psalms 91:15When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.
Psalms 119:62In the middle of the night I will get up to give you praise, because of all your right decisions.
Matthew Henry on Acts 16:17-25
The Expulsion of an Evil Spirit; Persecution of Philippi. 16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he… Read the whole commentary →