Acts 16:27

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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,

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  • Acts 12:19 : 19 and Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command `them' to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Cesarea, he was abiding `there'.
  • Acts 16:23-24 : 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.
  • Judg 9:54 : 54 and he calleth hastily unto the young man bearing his weapons, and saith to him, `Draw thy sword, and thou hast put me to death, lest they say of me -- A woman slew him;' and his young man pierced him through, and he dieth.
  • 1 Sam 31:4-5 : 4 and Saul saith to the bearer of his weapons, `Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest they come -- these uncircumcised -- and have pierced me, and rolled themselves on me;' and the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he is greatly afraid, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it. 5 And the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul `is' dead, and he falleth -- he also -- on his sword, and dieth with him;
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And Ahithophel hath seen that his counsel was not done, and he saddleth the ass, and riseth and goeth unto his house, unto his city, and giveth charge unto his household, and strangleth himself, and dieth, and he is buried in the burying-place of his father.
  • 1 Kgs 16:18 : 18 And it cometh to pass, at Zimri's seeing that the city hath been captured, that he cometh in unto a high place of the house of the king, and burneth over him the house of the king with fire, and dieth,
  • Matt 27:5 : 5 and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself.

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  • Acts 16:23-26
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    23many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,

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

    25And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them,

    26and 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;

  • Acts 16:28-30
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    28and Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, `Thou mayest not do thyself any harm, for we are all here.'

    29And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,

    30and having brought them forth, said, `Sirs, what must I do -- that I may be saved?'

  • Acts 5:22-23
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    22and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,

    23saying -- `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.'

  • Acts 16:35-40
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    35And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, `Let those men go;'

    36and 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;'

    37and 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.'

    38And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,

    39and having come, they besought them, and having brought `them' forth, they were asking `them' to go forth from the city;

    40and 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 12:5-7
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    5Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,

    6and 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,

    7and 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 5:19
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    19and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,

  • Acts 27:42-43
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    42And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

    43but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, hindered them from the counsel, and did command those able to swim, having cast themselves out first -- to get unto the land,

  • Acts 28:16
    71%

    16And 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.

  • Acts 21:30-33
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    30All 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,

    31and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,

    32who, 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.

    33Then the chief captain, having come nigh, took him, and commanded `him' to be bound with two chains, and was inquiring who he may be, and what it is he hath been doing,

  • Acts 12:16-18
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    16and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,

    17and having beckoned to them with the hand to be silent, he declared to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison, and he said, `Declare to James and to the brethren these things;' and having gone forth, he went on to another place.

    18And day having come, there was not a little stir among the soldiers what then was become of Peter,

  • Acts 12:10-11
    2 verses
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    10and 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.

    11And Peter having come to himself, said, `Now I have known of a truth that the Lord did sent forth His messenger, and did deliver me out of the hand of Herod, and all the expectation of the people of the Jews;'

  • Acts 16:19
    68%

    19And 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,

  • Acts 27:30
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    30And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as `if' out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors,

  • Matt 28:4
    68%

    4and from the fear of him did the keepers shake, and they became as dead men.

  • Acts 23:10-11
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    10and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiery, having gone down, to take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring `him' to the castle.

    11And on the following night, the Lord having stood by him, said, `Take courage, Paul, for as thou didst fully testify the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so it behoveth thee also at Rome to testify.'

  • Gen 39:22-23
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    67%

    22and the chief of the round-house giveth into the hand of Joseph all the prisoners who `are' in the round-house, and of all that they are doing there, he hath been doer;

    23the chief of the round-house seeth not anything under his hand, because Jehovah `is' with him, and that which he is doing Jehovah is causing to prosper.

  • Acts 17:9
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    9and having taking security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

  • Acts 26:30-31
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    30And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,

    31and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying -- `This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;'

  • Acts 22:29
    67%

    29Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who are about to examine him, and the chief captain also was afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him,

  • Acts 27:32
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    32then the soldiers did cut off the ropes of the boat, and suffered it to fall off.

  • Acts 28:18
    67%

    18who, having examined me, were wishing to release `me', because of their being no cause of death in me,

  • Acts 9:24
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    24and their counsel against `him' was known to Saul; they were also watching the gates both day and night, that they may kill him,

  • Judg 16:20
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    20and she saith, `Philistines `are' upon thee, Samson;' and he awaketh out of his sleep, and saith, `I go out as time by time, and shake myself;' and he hath not known that Jehovah hath turned aside from off him.

  • Acts 18:9
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    9And the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, `Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent;

  • Acts 22:26
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    26and the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, `Take heed what thou art about to do, for this man is a Roman;'

  • Gen 39:20
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    20and Joseph's lord taketh him, and putteth him unto the round-house, a place where the king's prisoners `are' bound; and he is there in the round-house.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21because of these things the Jews -- having caught me in the temple -- were endeavouring to kill `me'.