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Acts 16:27-29
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Acts 16:27-29
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
27 When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, since he supposed that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted in a loud voice, ‘Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.’ 29 The jailer[a] called for lights, and rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
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- Acts 16:29 Gk He
Acts 16:27-29
King James Version
Acts 16:27-29
King James Version
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
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Acts 16:27-29
New King James Version
Acts 16:27-29
New King James Version
27 And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. 28 But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.”
29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
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Acts 16:27-29
New International Version
Acts 16:27-29
New International Version
27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.(A) 28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”
29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.(B)
Acts 16:27-29
English Standard Version
Acts 16:27-29
English Standard Version
27 When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and (A)was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” 29 And the jailer[a] called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he (B)fell down before Paul and Silas.
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- Acts 16:29 Greek he
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