Acts 16:27
16:26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.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.
KJV
The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
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.
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.
What does Acts 16:27 mean?
Acts 16:27 is a verse in the book of Acts, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include δέ (de), δεσμοφύλαξ (desmophulax), γίνομαι (ginomai).
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What does Acts 16:27 say?
Acts 16:27 (King James Version) reads: "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."
Is Acts 16:27 in the Old or New Testament?
Acts 16:27 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Acts.
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