Acts 16:27

American Standard Version (1901)

And the jailor, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

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  • Acts 12:19 : 19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.
  • Acts 16:23-24 : 23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: 24 who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
  • Judg 9:54 : 54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
  • 1 Sam 31:4-5 : 4 Then said Saul to his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
  • 1 Kgs 16:18 : 18 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,
  • Matt 27:5 : 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.

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  • Acts 16:23-26
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    23And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

    24who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

    25But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

    26and 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.

  • Acts 16:28-30
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    28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

    29And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,

    30and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

  • Acts 5:22-23
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    22But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told,

    23saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

  • Acts 16:35-40
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    35But when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

    36And the jailor reported the words to Paul, [saying], The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore come forth, and go in peace.

    37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison; and do they now cast us out privily? Nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out.

    38And the serjeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans;

    39and they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from the city.

    40And they went out of the prison, and entered into [the house] of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

  • Acts 12:5-7
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    5Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.

    6And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.

    7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

  • Acts 5:19
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    19But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said,

  • Acts 27:42-43
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    42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any [of them] should swim out, and escape.

    43But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;

  • Acts 28:16
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    16And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.

  • Acts 21:30-33
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    30And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they laid hold on Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and straightway the doors were shut.

    31And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

    32And forthwith he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down upon them: and they, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, left off beating Paul.

    33Then the chief captain came near, and laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done.

  • Acts 12:16-18
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    16But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

    17But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.

    18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.

  • Acts 12:10-11
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    10And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him.

    11And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

  • Acts 16:19
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    19But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,

  • Acts 27:30
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    30And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

  • Matt 28:4
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    4and for fear of him the watchers did quake, and became as dead men.

  • Acts 23:10-11
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    10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.

    11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

  • Gen 39:22-23
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    22And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

    23The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and that which he did, Jehovah made it to prosper.

  • Acts 17:9
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    9And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

  • Acts 26:30-31
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    30And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

    31and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

  • Acts 22:29
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    29They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

  • Acts 27:32
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    32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

  • Acts 28:18
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    18who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.

  • Acts 9:24
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    24but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him:

  • Judg 16:20
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    20And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free. But he knew not that Jehovah was departed from him.

  • Acts 18:9
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    9And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace:

  • Acts 22:26
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    26And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman.

  • Gen 39:20
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    20And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.