Acts 16:29
The jailer called for lights and rushed in and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,
Unlocked Literal 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 shouted with a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, because we are all here.”
30and brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Cross References
Psalms 99:1Yahweh reigns; let the nations tremble. 1 He sits enthroned above the cherubim; the earth quakes. 1
Isaiah 60:14They will come to you to bow down, the sons of those who humbled you; they will bow at your feet; 1 they will call you The City of Yahweh, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 1
Isaiah 66:5Hear the word of Yahweh, you who tremble at his word, 1 “Your brothers who hate and exclude you for my name's sake have said, 1 'May Yahweh be glorified, then we will see your joy,' 1 but they will be put to shame. 1
Jeremiah 10:10But Yahweh is the true God. He is the living God and eternal king. 1 The earth quakes at his anger, and the nations cannot endure his anger. 1
Acts 9:5Saul replied, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting;
Revelation 3:9Look! Those who belong to the synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews but are not, but they are liars—I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will come to know that I loved 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 →