Acts 16:26
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.
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25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Cross References
1 Kings 13:28And he went and found his carcass cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass: the lion had not eaten the carcass, nor torn the ass.
Psalms 102:20To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
Isaiah 42:7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Zechariah 9:11As for you also, by the blood of your covenant I have sent forth your prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Acts 4:31And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, (o. pneuma) and they spoke the word (o. logos) of God with boldness.
Acts 12:7And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he stroke Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
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 →