Acts 16:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

The keeper of the prison, awakening from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners had fled.

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  • Acts 12:19 : 19 And when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
  • Acts 16:23-24 : 23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. 24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
  • Judg 9:54 : 54 Then he called quickly to the young man, his armor-bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword and kill me, so that they may not say of me, A woman killed him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
  • 1 Sam 31:4-5 : 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell upon it. 5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also 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 donkey, and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in his father's sepulchre.
  • 1 Kgs 16:18 : 18 When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king's house and burned the king's house down over himself with fire and died,
  • Matt 27:5 : 5 And he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

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  • Acts 16:23-26
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    23When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely.

    24Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

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

    26Suddenly 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.

  • Acts 16:28-30
    3 verses
    82%

    28But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.

    29Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling 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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    77%

    22But when the officers came and found them not in the prison, they returned and told,

    23Saying, We found the prison truly shut securely, and the guards standing outside before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.

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

    36So the keeper of the prison told these words to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go; therefore depart and go in peace.

    37But Paul said to them, They have beaten us openly, uncondemned Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they press us out secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out.

    38And the officers told these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.

    39Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and asked them to depart from the city.

    40So they went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and departed.

  • Acts 12:5-7
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    5So Peter was kept in prison, but constant prayer was made to God for him by the church.

    6And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.

    7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison. He struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, 'Arise quickly!' And his chains fell off his hands.

  • Acts 5:19
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    19But the 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' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them swim away and escape.

    43But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land:

  • Acts 28:16
    71%

    16And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

  • Acts 21:30-33
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    30And all the city was disturbed, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and immediately the doors were shut.

    31And as they went about to kill him, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

    32Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

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

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

    17But motioning to them with his hand to keep silence, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, 'Go and tell these things to 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 about what had become of Peter.

  • Acts 12:10-11
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    10When they had passed the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them by itself; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

    11And when Peter had come to himself, he said, 'Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.'

  • Acts 16:19
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    19When her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the rulers.

  • Acts 27:30
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    30And as the sailors were attempting to escape from the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under pretext of laying out anchors from the prow,

  • Matt 28:4
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    4And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men.

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

    11The following night the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so must you also bear witness in Rome.

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

    23The keeper of the prison did not concern himself with anything that was under Joseph's care; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it prosper.

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

  • Acts 26:30-31
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    30And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them:

    31And when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, This man does nothing deserving of death or chains.

  • Acts 22:29
    67%

    29Then immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him; and the chief captain also was afraid, after he realized he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

  • Acts 27:32
    67%

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

  • Acts 28:18
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    18When they had examined me, they wanted to release me, because there was no cause for putting me to death.

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

  • Judg 16:20
    66%

    20She said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" So he awoke from his sleep, and said, "I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free." But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.

  • Acts 18:9
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    9Then the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, 'Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent,

  • Acts 22:26
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    26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take care what you 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, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and attempted to kill me.