the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Acts 16:29
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The jailer grabbed a torch and raced into the cells. He fell down in front of Paul and Silas, shaking like a leaf.
And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,
And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,
And he sent for lights and came rushing in and, shaking with fear, went down on his face before Paul and Silas,
And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and, trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas.
Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
Then the jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
Then he called for lights, and sprang in, and trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas.
Then, calling for lights, he sprang in and fell trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas;
Then hee called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell downe before Paul and Silas,
And asking for lights, he rushed in. And becoming trembly, he fell before Paul and Silas.
He called for a lighte, and sprange in, and trembled, and fell at the fete of Paul and Sylas,
The jailer got a torch and ran inside. Badly shaken, he collapsed in front of Paul and Silas. He led them out of the jail and asked, "Sirs, what do I have to do to be saved, to really live?" They said, "Put your entire trust in the Master Jesus. Then you'll live as you were meant to live—and everyone in your house included!"
Then the jailer called for torches and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,
And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,
And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,
Then he called for a lyght and sprange in and came tremblynge and fell doune before Paul and Sylas
And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas;
And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,
The jailer told someone to bring a light. Then he ran inside and, shaking with fear, fell down before Paul and Silas.
Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.
Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
The jailer asked for a torch and went into the jail. He was shaking all over as he knelt down in front of Paul and Silas.
Calling for lights, the jailer ran in, began to tremble and fell down in front of Sha'ul and Sila.
And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas.
Then he called for a light, and leaped in, and came trembling, and fell downe before Paul and Silas,
Then he lighted a lamp, and sprang in, trembling, and threw himself at the feet of Paul and Silas.
He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Sha'ul and Sila,
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And he lighted for himself a lamp, and sprang and came in, trembling, and fell at the feet of Paul and Silas.
The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
The man who watched the prison called for a light. Then he ran in and got down in front of Paul and Silas. He was shaking with fear.
And he called for lights, and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,
The jailer called for lights, and rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
And, asking for a light, he sprang in, and becoming, agitated, fell down unto Paul and Silas,
Then calling for a light, he went in: and trembling, fell down at the feet of Paul and Silas.
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
And demanding lights, he rushed in and, beginning to tremble, fell down at the feet of Paul and Silas.
Then he called for a lyght, and sprang in, and came tremblyng, and fell downe before Paul and Silas,
The jailer told someone to bring a light. Then he ran inside and, shaking with fear, fell down in front of Paul and Silas.
And the jailer asked for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas;
The jailer called for a light, rushed in, and fell trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
and came: Acts 9:5, Acts 9:6, Acts 24:25, Psalms 99:1, Psalms 119:120, Isaiah 66:2, Isaiah 66:5, Jeremiah 5:22, Jeremiah 10:10, Daniel 6:26
and fell: Isaiah 60:14, Revelation 3:9
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 5:9 - General Job 37:1 - General Psalms 51:8 - bones Psalms 126:6 - shall doubtless Hosea 13:13 - for he Matthew 27:54 - feared Matthew 28:4 - shake Luke 8:47 - she came Luke 15:17 - when John 16:8 - he will Acts 2:37 - what Acts 15:22 - Silas Romans 8:15 - the spirit 2 Corinthians 7:15 - with Philippians 2:12 - with 1 Thessalonians 1:1 - Silvanus Hebrews 13:3 - them that James 4:7 - Submit
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then he called for a light,.... Or "lights"; he ordered his servants to bring in some candles; the Syriac version renders it, "he lighted a light for himself"; and the Ethiopic version, "he brought a light": whilst he was under the influence of Satan, and going about a work of darkness, namely, to destroy himself, he was in no concern for a light; but when he was delivered from the temptation and snare, he calls for light:
and sprang in; leaped in at once, in all haste, into the inner prison:
and came trembling; not as before, because of the prisoners and their escape; nor merely or so much on account of the earthquake, though the terror of that might not be as yet over; but chiefly through the horror of his conscience, and the dreadful sense he had of himself as a sinner, and of his lost state and condition by nature; the law had entered into his conscience, and had worked wrath there; the Spirit of God had convinced him of his sin and misery, and there was a fearful looking for of fiery indignation in him:
and fell down before Paul and Silas; not in a way of religious adoration, for they would never have admitted that; but in token of civil respect unto them, and of his great veneration for them, as was the manner of the eastern people; the Syriac version renders it, "he fell down at their feet", and so in Velesius's readings; at those feet, which he had before made fast in the stocks: a strange change and sudden alteration this! what is it that almighty power and efficacious grace cannot do?
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Then he called for a light - Greek: lights, in the plural. Probably several torches were brought by his attendants.
And came trembling - Alarmed at the earthquake; amazed that the prisoners were still there; confounded at the calmness of Paul and Silas and overwhelmed at the proof of the presence of God. Compare Jeremiah 5:22, “Fear ye not me, saith the Lord? will ye not tremble at my presence? etc.”
And fell down - This was an act of profound reverence. See the notes on Matthew 2:11. It is evident that he regarded them as the favorites of God, and was con strained to recognize them as religious teachers.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 29. He called for a light — That he might see how things stood, and whether the words of Paul were true; for on this his personal safety depended.
Came trembling — Terrified by the earthquake, and feeling the danger to which his own life was exposed.
Fell down before Paul and Silas — The persons whom a few hours before he, according to his office, treated with so much asperity, if not cruelty, as some have supposed; though, by the way, it does not appear that he exceeded his orders in his treatment of the apostles.
