Acts 16:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Suddenly, there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once, all the doors flew open, and everyone's chains were loosened.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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 with Strong's Numbers

    and{G1161} suddenly{G869} there was{G1096} a great{G3173} earthquake,{G4578} so that{G5620} the foundations{G2310} of the prison-house{G1201} were shaken:{G4531} and{G5037} immediately{G3916} all{G3956} the doors{G2374} were opened,{G455} and{G2532} every one's{G3956} bands{G1199} were loosed.{G447}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} suddenly{G869} there was{G1096}{(G5633)} a great{G3173} earthquake{G4578}, so that{G5620} the foundations{G2310} of the prison{G1201} were shaken{G4531}{(G5683)}: and{G5037} immediately{G3916} all{G3956} the doors{G2374} were opened{G455}{(G5681)}, and{G2532} every one's{G3956} bands{G1199} were loosed{G447}{(G5681)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And sodenly ther was a greate erth quake so that ye fonndacion of the preson was shaken and by and by all the dores opened and every mannes bondes were lowsed.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Sodenly was there a greate earth quake, so that the foundacions of the preson were shaken. And immediatly were all the dores open, & all their bondes lowsed

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken: and by and by all the doores opened, and euery mans bands were loosed.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And sodenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the pryson was shaken, and immediatly all the doores opened, and euery mans bandes were loosed.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were loosened.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, opened also presently were all the doors, and of all -- the bands were loosed;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were loosened.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 4:31 : 31 After they prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.
  • Acts 12:7 : 7 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side to wake him, the angel said, 'Get up quickly.' Immediately, the chains fell off Peter's hands.
  • Acts 12:10 : 10 After they passed the first and second guard posts, they came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. They went out and walked one street, and immediately the angel left him.
  • Acts 5:19 : 19 But during the night, an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and brought them out.
  • Rev 6:12 : 12 And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black like sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon turned red like blood.
  • Rev 11:13 : 13 At that very hour, there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
  • Ps 79:11 : 11 Let the groans of the prisoners come before You; in accordance with the greatness of Your arm, preserve those condemned to die.
  • Ps 102:20 : 20 For he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the LORD observed the earth,
  • Ps 146:7 : 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
  • Isa 42:7 : 7 To open blind eyes, to bring prisoners out from the dungeon, and to release those who dwell in darkness from their confinement.
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners.
  • Zech 9:11-12 : 11 As for you, because of the blood of your covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit. 12 Return to your stronghold, prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
  • Matt 28:2 : 2 Suddenly, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven. Approaching the tomb, he rolled away the stone and sat on it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 16:22-25
    4 verses
    84%

    22 The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

    23 After they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

    24 Upon receiving this order, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

    25 Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

  • Acts 16:27-30
    4 verses
    83%

    27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.

    28 But Paul called out in a loud voice, 'Don't harm yourself, for we are all here!'

    29 The jailer asked for lights, rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas.

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

  • Acts 5:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

    19 But during the night, an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and brought them out.

  • Acts 16:35-40
    6 verses
    75%

    35 When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: 'Release those men.'

    36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, 'The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.'

    37 But Paul said to them, 'They have publicly beaten us without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. Now they want to release us secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!'

    38 The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid.

    39 So they came to appease them, escorted them out of the prison, and requested them to leave the city.

    40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house. There they met with the brothers and sisters, encouraged them, and then left.

  • Acts 12:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church fervently prayed to God for him.

    6 The night before Herod was to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while guards stood watch in front of the door of the prison.

    7 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side to wake him, the angel said, 'Get up quickly.' Immediately, the chains fell off Peter's hands.

  • Acts 5:23
    73%

    23 'We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.'

  • Acts 16:19
    69%

    19 When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

  • Acts 12:16
    69%

    16 Peter, however, kept knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.

  • Acts 21:30
    69%

    30 The whole city was stirred up, and there was a commotion. They seized Paul, dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.

  • Acts 12:10
    69%

    10 After they passed the first and second guard posts, they came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. They went out and walked one street, and immediately the angel left him.

  • Acts 4:31
    68%

    31 After they prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

  • Acts 17:9
    68%

    9 After receiving a pledge from Jason and the others, they released them.

  • Acts 21:32
    67%

    32 At once, he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

  • Ps 107:14
    67%

    14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke their chains apart.

  • Phil 1:13
    67%

    13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.

  • Rev 16:18
    67%

    18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a massive earthquake—an earthquake so great that none like it has occurred since mankind has been on earth.

  • Rev 6:14
    67%

    14 The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

  • Matt 27:52
    67%

    52 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

  • Acts 16:16
    66%

    16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a servant girl who had a spirit of divination. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling.

  • Ps 107:16
    66%

    16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

  • Col 4:3
    66%

    3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

  • Acts 26:30
    66%

    30 The king, the governor, Bernice, and those sitting with them got up and left.

  • Acts 16:32
    66%

    32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.

  • Heb 12:26
    66%

    26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens."

  • Acts 12:18
    66%

    18 When day came, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

  • Matt 28:4
    66%

    4 The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

  • Acts 28:16
    66%

    16 When we came to Rome, the centurion handed over the prisoners to the commander of the guard, but Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who was guarding him.

  • Acts 14:27
    66%

    27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 16:13-14
    2 verses
    66%

    13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.

    14 One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

  • Matt 28:2
    66%

    2 Suddenly, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven. Approaching the tomb, he rolled away the stone and sat on it.

  • Ps 102:20
    66%

    20 For he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the LORD observed the earth,

  • Acts 19:16
    66%

    16 Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.

  • Isa 24:19
    65%

    19 The earth is utterly broken, the earth is split apart, the earth is violently shaken.

  • Acts 27:40
    65%

    40 So they cut loose the anchors and left them in the sea, untied the ropes that held the rudders, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.

  • Acts 27:42
    65%

    42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

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