Acts 16:26

αφνω δε σεισμοσ εγενετο μεγασ ωστε σαλευθηναι τα θεμελια του δεσμωτηριου ανεωχθησαν τε παραχρημα αι θυραι πασαι και παντων τα δεσμα ανεθη

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

25κατα δε το μεσονυκτιον παυλοσ και σιλασ προσευχομενοι υμνουν τον θεον επηκροωντο δε αυτων οι δεσμιοι

27εξυπνοσ δε γενομενοσ ο δεσμοφυλαξ και ιδων ανεωγμενασ τασ θυρασ τησ φυλακησ σπασαμενοσ μαχαιραν εμελλεν εαυτον αναιρειν νομιζων εκπεφευγεναι τουσ δεσμιουσ

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Cross References

Acts 4:31και δεηθεντων αυτων εσαλευθη ο τοποσ εν ω ησαν συνηγμενοι και επλησθησαν απαντεσ πνευματοσ αγιου και ελαλουν τον λογον του θεου μετα παρρησιασ

Acts 12:7και ιδου αγγελοσ κυριου επεστη και φωσ ελαμψεν εν τω οικηματι παταξασ δε την πλευραν του πετρου ηγειρεν αυτον λεγων αναστα εν ταχει και εξεπεσον αυτου αι αλυσεισ εκ των χειρων

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 →

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