Acts 16:26
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;
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- Acts 4:31 : 31 And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom,
- Acts 12:7 : 7 and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the buildings, and having smitten Peter on the side, he raised him up, saying, `Rise in haste,' and his chains fell from off `his' hands.
- Acts 12:10 : 10 and having passed through a first ward, and a second, they came unto the iron gate that is leading to the city, which of its own accord did open to them, and having gone forth, they went on through one street, and immediately the messenger departed from him.
- Acts 5:19 : 19 and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,
- Rev 6:12 : 12 And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and lo, a great earthquake came, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood,
- Rev 11:13 : 13 and in that hour came a great earthquake, and the tenth of the city did fall, and killed in the earthquake were names of men -- seven thousands, and the rest became affrighted, and they gave glory to the God of the heaven.
- Ps 79:11 : 11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death.
- Ps 102:20 : 20 To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,
- Ps 146:7 : 7 Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.
- Isa 42:7 : 7 To open the eyes of the blind, To bring forth from prison the bound one, From the house of restraint those sitting in darkness.
- Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah `is' on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.
- Zech 9:11-12 : 11 Also thou -- by the blood of thy covenant, I have sent thy prisoners out of the pit, There is no water in it. 12 Turn back to a fenced place, Ye prisoners of the hope, Even to-day a second announcer I restore to thee.
- Matt 28:2 : 2 and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it,
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- Acts 16:22-254 verses84%
22 And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat `them' with rods,
23 many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,
24 who such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them,
- Acts 16:27-304 verses83%
27 and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,
28 and Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, `Thou mayest not do thyself any harm, for we are all here.'
29 And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 and having brought them forth, said, `Sirs, what must I do -- that I may be saved?'
- Acts 5:18-192 verses75%
18 and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;
19 and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,
- Acts 16:35-406 verses75%
35 And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, `Let those men go;'
36 and the jailor told these words unto Paul -- `The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now, therefore, having gone forth go on in peace;'
37 and Paul said to them, `Having beaten us publicly uncondemned -- men, Romans being -- they did cast `us' to prison, and now privately do they cast us forth! why no! but having come themselves, let them bring us forth.'
38 And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,
39 and having come, they besought them, and having brought `them' forth, they were asking `them' to go forth from the city;
40 and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into `the house of' Lydia, and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth.
- Acts 12:5-73 verses74%
5 Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,
6 and when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night was Peter sleeping between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains, guards also before the door were keeping the prison,
7 and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the buildings, and having smitten Peter on the side, he raised him up, saying, `Rise in haste,' and his chains fell from off `his' hands.
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23 saying -- `The prison indeed we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors, and having opened -- within we found no one.'
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19 And her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas, drew `them' to the market-place, unto the rulers,
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16 and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,
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30 All the city also was moved and there was a running together of the people, and having laid hold on Paul, they were drawing him out of the temple, and immediately were the doors shut,
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10 and having passed through a first ward, and a second, they came unto the iron gate that is leading to the city, which of its own accord did open to them, and having gone forth, they went on through one street, and immediately the messenger departed from him.
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31 And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom,
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9 and having taking security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
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32 who, at once, having taken soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them, and they having seen the chief captain and the soldiers, did leave off beating Paul.
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14 He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.
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13 so that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in the whole praetorium, and to the other places -- all,
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18 and there came voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and a great earthquake came, such as came not since men came upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake -- so great!
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14 and heaven departed as a scroll rolled up, and every mountain and island -- out of their places they were moved;
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52 and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep, arose,
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16 And it came to pass in our going on to prayer, a certain maid, having a spirit of Python, did meet us, who brought much employment to her masters by soothsaying,
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16 For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.
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3 praying at the same time also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the secret of the Christ, because of which also I have been bound,
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30 And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,
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32 and they spake to him the word of the Lord, and to all those in his household;
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26 whose voice the earth shook then, and now hath he promised, saying, `Yet once -- I shake not only the earth, but also the heaven;'
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18 And day having come, there was not a little stir among the soldiers what then was become of Peter,
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4 and from the fear of him did the keepers shake, and they became as dead men.
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16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the captain of the barrack, but Paul was suffered to remain by himself, with the soldier guarding him.
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27 and having come and gathered together the assembly, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He did open to the nations a door of faith;
- Acts 16:13-142 verses66%
13 on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together,
14 and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;
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2 and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it,
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20 To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,
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16 And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaping upon them, and having overcome them, prevailed against them, so that naked and wounded they did flee out of that house,
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19 Utterly broken down hath been the land, Utterly broken hath been the land, Utterly moved hath been the land.
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40 and the anchors having taken up, they were committing `it' to the sea, at the same time -- having loosed the bands of the rudders, and having hoisted up the mainsail to the wind -- they were making for the shore,
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42 And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,