Acts 16:28

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But Paul called out loudly,“Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!”

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 20:13 : 13 “You shall not murder.
  • Lev 19:18 : 18 You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
  • Ps 7:4 : 4 or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,
  • Ps 35:14 : 14 I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother.
  • Prov 8:36 : 36 But the one who misses me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death."
  • Prov 24:11-12 : 11 Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter. 12 If you say,“But we did not know about this,” won’t the one who evaluates hearts discern it? Won’t the one who guards your life realize and repay each person according to his deeds?
  • Eccl 7:17 : 17 Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool; otherwise you might die before your time.
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,
  • Luke 6:27-28 : 27 “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
  • Luke 10:32-37 : 32 So too a Levite, when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan who was traveling came to where the injured man was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him. 34 He went up to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring olive oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying,‘Take care of him, and whatever else you spend, I will repay you when I come back this way.’ 36 Which of these three do you think became a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” 37 The expert in religious law said,“The one who showed mercy to him.” So Jesus said to him,“Go and do the same.”
  • Luke 22:51 : 51 But Jesus said,“Enough of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 [But Jesus said,“Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

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  • Acts 16:23-27
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    23After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.

    24Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

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

    26Suddenly 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.

    27When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped.

  • Acts 16:29-32
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    29Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.

    30Then he brought them outside and asked,“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

    31They replied,“Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

    32Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all those who were in his house.

  • Acts 16:35-38
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    35At daybreak the magistrates sent their police officers, saying,“Release those men.”

    36The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying,“The magistrates have sent orders to release you. So come out now and go in peace.”

    37But Paul said to the police officers,“They had us beaten in public without a proper trial– even though we are Roman citizens– and they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! They themselves must come and escort us out!”

    38The police officers reported these words to the magistrates. They were frightened when they heard Paul and Silas were Roman citizens

  • Acts 27:21-25
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    21Since many of them had no desire to eat, Paul stood up among them and said,“Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete, thus avoiding this damage and loss.

    22And now I advise you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost.

    23For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me

    24and said,‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’

    25Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be just as I have been told.

  • Acts 20:10
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    10But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, put his arms around him, and said,“Do not be distressed, for he is still alive!”

  • Acts 21:12-13
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    12When we heard this, both we and the local people begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

    13Then Paul replied,“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

  • Acts 16:17
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    17She followed behind Paul and us and kept crying out,“These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.”

  • Acts 28:15-16
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    15The brothers from there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When he saw them, Paul thanked God and took courage.

    16When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.

  • Acts 27:31
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    31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers,“Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

  • Acts 26:29-30
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    29Paul replied,“I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains.”

    30So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,

  • Acts 5:23
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    23“We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

  • Acts 27:42-43
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    42Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away.

    43But the centurion, wanting to save Paul’s life, prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,

  • Acts 23:9-11
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    9There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly,“We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

    10When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

    11The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said,“Have courage, for just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”

  • Acts 21:30-32
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    30The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts, and immediately the doors were shut.

    31While they were trying to kill him, a report was sent up to the commanding officer of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

    32He immediately took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When they saw the commanding officer and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

  • Acts 16:19
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    19But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.

  • Acts 20:37
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    37They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,

  • Acts 27:10
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    10“Men, I can see the voyage is going to end in disaster and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”

  • Acts 18:9
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    9The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night,“Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent,

  • Acts 25:24
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    24Then Festus said,“King Agrippa, and all you who are present here with us, you see this man about whom the entire Jewish populace petitioned me both in Jerusalem and here, shouting loudly that he ought not to live any longer.

  • Acts 19:40
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    40For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause we can give to explain this disorderly gathering.”

  • Acts 28:18
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    18When they had heard my case, they wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

  • Acts 16:9
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    9A vision appeared to Paul during the night: A Macedonian man was standing there urging him,“Come over to Macedonia and help us!”

  • Acts 15:11
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    11On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they are.”

  • Acts 21:36
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    36for a crowd of people followed them, screaming,“Away with him!”

  • Acts 22:26
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    26When the centurion heard this, he went to the commanding officer and reported it, saying,“What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

  • Matt 8:25
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    25So they came and woke him up saying,“Lord, save us! We are about to die!”

  • Acts 28:21
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    21They replied,“We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or said anything bad about you.

  • Acts 23:18
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    18So the centurion took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said,“The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”