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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 16:26 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened; and every one’s bands were loosed.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
suddenly there was an earthquake of such violence that the jail was shaken to its foundations; all the doors flew open, and all the prisoners’ chains were loosened.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Plötzlich aber geschah ein großes Erdbeben, so daß die Grundfesten des Gefängnisses erschüttert wurden; und alsbald öffneten sich alle Türen, und aller Bande wurden gelöst.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces fué hecho de repente un gran terremoto, de tal manera que los cimientos de la cárcel se movían; y luego todas las puertas se abrieron, y las prisiones de todos se soltaron.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E de repente houve um terremoto tão grande que os alicerces da prisão se moviam; e logo todas as portas se abriram, e todas as correntes que prendiam a todos se soltaram.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Repentinamente, houve um grande terremoto, e os alicerces da prisão foram abalados; e imediatamente todas as portas foram abertas, e as correntes de todos foram soltas.
📖 Acts 16:26 in Context
24Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26And 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.
27And 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 been fled.
28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
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