Paul and Silas in Jail 16 One day we were going to the place for prayer, and a servant girl met us. She had a spirit[b] in her that gave her the power to tell what would happen in the future. By doing this she earned a lot of money for the men who owned her. 17 She starte...
But when her owners saw that their hopes of gain were gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them off to the magistrates in the public square.World English BibleBut when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the ...
25 About midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God as the prisoners listened, 26 there was suddenly such a severe earthquake that the foundations of the jail shook; all the doors flew open, and the chains of all were pulled loose. 27 When the jailer woke up...
“fellow captives, fellow prisoners”] all by itself implies true prison confinement (not, e.g., a more comfortable situation like house arrest).”[9]Perhaps Andronicus and Junia’s missionary work caused a civil disturbance, a commotion, and this landed them in jail. The Romans had little...
39 So they came and told them they were sorry. They led them out of the jail and asked them to leave the city. 40 But when Paul and Silas came out of the jail, they went to Lydia’s house. They saw some of the believers there and encouraged them. Then they left...
Badly shaken, he collapsed in front of Paul and Silas. He led them out of the jail and asked, “Sirs, what do I have to do to be saved, to really live?” They said, “Put your entire trust in the Master Jesus. Then you’ll live as you were meant to live—and everyone in ...