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Acts 16:29

16:28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

KJV

He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

16:30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

What does Acts 16:29 mean?

Acts 16:29 is a verse in the book of Acts, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include δέ (de), αἰτέω (aiteo), φῶς (phos).

Greek interlinear

Thenδέde/deh/G1161a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).

he

calledαἰτέωaiteo/ahee-teh'-o/G154of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case):--ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare 4441.

for

a

light,φῶςphos/foce/G5457from an obsolete phao (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare 5316, 5346); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative):--fire, light.

and

sprang

in,εἰσπηδάωeispedao/ice-pay-dah'-o/G1530from 1519 and pedao (to leap); to rush in:--run (spring) in.

andκαίkai/kahee/G2532apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.

cameγίνομαιginomai/ghin'-om-ahee/G1096a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.

trembling,ἔντρομοςentromos/en'-trom-os/G1790from 1722 and 5156; terrified:--X quake, X trembled.

and

fell

down

beforeπροσπίπτωprospipto/pros-pip'-to/G4363from 4314 and 4098; to fall towards, i.e. (gently) prostrate oneself (in supplication or homage), or (violently) to rush upon (in storm):--beat upon, fall (down) at (before).

Paul∏αῦλοςPaulos/pow'-los/G3972of Latin origin; (little; but remotely from a derivative of 3973, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle:--Paul, Paulus.

andκαίkai/kahee/G2532apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.

Silas,∑ιλᾶς ∑ίλαςSilas/see'-las/G4609contraction for 4610; Silas, a Christian:--Silas.

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Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Frequently asked questions

What does Acts 16:29 say?

Acts 16:29 (King James Version) reads: "Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,"

Is Acts 16:29 in the Old or New Testament?

Acts 16:29 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Acts.

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