Acts 16:29
Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
Majority Standard Bible
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 called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
30Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Cross References
Psalms 99:1The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
Isaiah 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 66:5You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
Acts 9:5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” replied the Lord.
Revelation 3:9As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
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 →