Study it in the app“She, following Paul and us, kept crying out, saying, “These men are slaves of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you a way of salvation.””
She,αὕτηfollowingκατακολουθοῦσαPaulτῷ Παύλῳandκαὶus,ἡμῖνkept crying out,ἔκραζενsaying,λέγουσα“TheseΟὗτοιmenοἱ ἄνθρωποιareεἰσίνslavesδοῦλοιof the Most Highτοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστουGod,θεοῦwhoοἵτινεςare proclaimingκαταγγέλλουσινto youὑμῖνa wayὁδὸνof salvation.”σωτηρίας
follow
Follow, follow after.
Where else “katakolouthousa” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulōi” appearscry out
Shout, cry out.
Where else “ekrazen” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousa” appearsperson
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpoi” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appearsslave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “douloi” appearshighest
Most High. "In the highest" means in heaven, where God is.
Where else “hypsistou” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearsproclaim
Proclaim, announce publicly.
Where else “katangellousin” appearsroad
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodon” appearssalvation
Salvation.
Where else “sōtērias” appears16And it happened as we were going to the place of prayer that a certain slave girl who had a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling.
17 · This verse (above)
18And she kept doing this for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed and turning to the spirit, said, “I command you in the name of Jesus the Messiah to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.
1. What it says
What do Paul and Silas do at midnight in prison, and what happens afterward? (vv. 25-26)
2. What it means
Why does the jailer ask what he must do, and how do Paul and Silas answer him? (vv. 27-31)
3. How I live it
Paul and Silas prayed and sang on a very hard night (v. 25). What gives you courage when you go through a night like that?
