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The Philippian Jailer Converted

25 But about midnight (A)Paul and Silas were praying and (B)singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 And suddenly (C)there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the jailhouse were shaken; and immediately (D)all the doors were opened and everyone’s (E)chains were unfastened. 27 And when (F)the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about (G)to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!” 29 And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before (H)Paul and Silas, 30 and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, (I)what must I do to be saved?” 31 And they said, “(J)Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and (K)your house.” 32 And they spoke the word of [a]the Lord to him together with all who were in his household. 33 And he took them (L)that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. 34 And he brought them into his house and set [b]food before them, and rejoiced [c]greatly with (M)his whole household, because he had believed in God.

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  1. Acts 16:32 Two early mss God
  2. Acts 16:34 Lit a table
  3. Acts 16:34 Or greatly with his whole household, having believed in God

25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.(A) 26 Suddenly there was an earthquake so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.(B) 27 When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, since he supposed that the prisoners had escaped.(C) 28 But Paul shouted in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” 29 The jailer[a] called for lights, and rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them outside and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”(D) 31 They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”(E) 32 They spoke the word of the Lord[b] to him and to all who were in his house. 33 At the same hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and his entire family were baptized without delay. 34 He brought them up into the house and set food before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God.(F)

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  1. 16.29 Gk He
  2. 16.32 Other ancient authorities read word of God