Acts 16:29
The jail boss told somebody to bring some lights, then he ran into the jail and got down in front of Paul and Silas, to show them respect. He was so frightened that he was shaking.
Plain English 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 saw the jail boss and shouted to him, “Don’t hurt yourself. We are all here.”
Cross References
Acts 9:5Saul asked, “Who are you, boss?” And that voice said, “I am Jesus. You are making trouble for me and hurting me.
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 →