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Acts 16:29 — King James Version← Study notes

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,


Acts 16:29Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 16:2913 words
GreekMeaning
αἰτήσαςaitēsas
Having called forverbG154
δὲde
nowwordG1161
φῶταphōta
lightsnounG5457
εἰσεπήδησενeisepēdēsen
he rushed inverbG1530
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἔντρομοςentromos
terrifiedadjectiveG1790
γενόμενοςgenomenos
having becomeverbG1096
προσέπεσενprosepesen
he fell down beforeverbG4363
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ΠαύλῳPaulō
PaulnounG3972
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ΣιλᾷSila
SilasnounG4609
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 16:29

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm: for we are all here Acts 16:28 (b) Then he called for lights, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas; and brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (v. 29, 30.) Do you mark how the wonder overpowered him? (a) He wondered more at Paul's kindness; he was amazed at his manly boldness, that he had not escaped when he had it in his power, that he hindered him from…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 36 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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