Acts 16:29

And he asked (for) light, and entered [in], and trembled, and fell down to Paul and to Silas at their feet.

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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 cried with a great voice, and said, Do thou none harm to thyself [or Do thou nothing of evil to thyself], for all we be here. (But Paul cried with a loud voice, and said, Do not harm thyself, for all of us still be here.)

30And he brought them withoutforth, and said, Lords, what behooveth me to do, that I be made safe? (And he brought them outside, and said, Lords, what must I do, so that I can be saved?)

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Cross References

Psalms 99:1The Lord hath reigned, [the] peoples be wroth; thou that sittest on cherubim, the earth be moved. (The Lord reigneth, let the peoples tremble; thou who sittest above the cherubim, let the earth be shaken!)

Isaiah 60:14And the sons of them that made thee low, shall come low to thee, and all that backbited thee, shall worship the steps of thy feet; and they shall call thee, A city of the Lord of Zion, of the Holy of Israel, (or and they shall call thee, The City of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel).

Isaiah 66:5Hear ye the word of the Lord, which quake at his word; your brethren hating you, and casting (you) away for (you bear) my name, said, The Lord be glorified, and (then) we shall see (you) in your gladness; forsooth they shall be shamed. (Hear ye the word of the Lord, ye who shake at his word; your kinsmen who hate you, and who cast you away for the sake of my name, have said, Let the Lord be glorified, and then we shall see you rejoice, or be happy; so it shall be, but they shall be shamed.)

Jeremiah 10:10Forsooth the Lord is very God; he is God living, and a king everlasting; the earth shall be moved together of his indignation, and heathen men shall not (be able to) suffer the menacing of him. (For the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, and the everlasting King; the earth shall be altogether shaken by his indignation, and the heathen shall not be able to suffer his threats.)

Acts 9:5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou pursuest. It is hard to thee, to kick against the prick. (And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee, to kick against the prod.)

Revelation 3:9Lo! I shall give to thee (those) of the synagogue of Satan, which say that they be Jews (or who say that they be Jews), and be not, but lie. Lo! I shall make them, (so) that they come, and worship before thy feet; and they shall 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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