Acts 16:29

And, asking for a light, he sprang in, and becoming, agitated, fell down unto Paul and Silas,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 with a loud voice, saying—By no means, do thyself harm, for we are, one and all, here.

30and, leading them forth outside, said—Sirs! what must I be doing, that I may be saved?

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Cross References

Psalms 99:1Yahweh, hath become king, Let the peoples, tremble, He is enthroned on the cherubim, Let the earth, shake.

Isaiah 60:14Then shall come unto thee bending low, The sons of them who had humbled thee, Then shall bow down, unto the soles of thy feet, All they who had despised thee; And they shall call thee—The city of Yahweh, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 66:5Hear the word of Yahweh, ye who care anxiously for his word: Said your brethren Who hated you. Who thrust you out for my Name’s sake, Yahweh be glorified! Therefore shall he appear to your rejoicing, But, they, shall turn pale.

Jeremiah 10:10But, Yahweh, is God in truth, He, is a God that, liveth, And a King of times age-abiding,—At his anger, quaketh the earth, And nations cannot endure his wrath.

Acts 9:5And he said—Who art thou, Lord? And, he, [said] —I, am Jesus, whom, thou, art persecuting!

Revelation 3:9Lo! I give them of the synagogue of Satan, who are affirming themselves to be, Jews, and are not,—but say what is false,—lo! I will cause them, that they shall have come, and shall bow down before thy feet, and shall get to know that, I, loved thee.

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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