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Acts 16:25 — King James Version← Study notes

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.


Acts 16:25Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 16:2516 words
GreekMeaning
ΚατὰKata
TowardprepositionG2596
δὲde
nowwordG1161
τὸto
thearticleG3588
μεσονύκτιονmesonyktion
midnightnounG3317
ΠαῦλοςPaulos
PaulnounG3972
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ΣιλᾶςSilas
SilasnounG4609
προσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoi
prayingverbG4336
ὕμνουνhymnoun
they were singing praises toverbG5214
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεόνtheon
GodnounG2316
ἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōnto
Were listeningverbG1874
δὲde
nowwordG1161
αὐτῶνautōn
to thempronounG846
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
δέσμιοιdesmioi
prisonersnounG1198
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 16:25

What could equal these souls? These men had been scourged, had received many stripes, they had been misused, were in peril of their lives, were thrust into the inner prison, and set fast in the stocks: and for all this they did not suffer themselves to sleep, but kept vigil all the night. Do you mark what a blessing tribulation is? But we, in our soft beds, with none to be afraid of, pass the whole night in sleep. But belike this is why they kept vigil, because they were in…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 36 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Paul and Silas are in a Philippian prison after being beaten. At midnight, 'Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God.' Not complaining. Not despairing. Singing. An earthquake happens, the ...
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