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AndδὲaboutΚατὰmidnightτὸ μεσονύκτιονPaulΠαῦλοςandκαὶSilas,Σιλᾶςwhile praying,προσευχόμενοιwere singing hymnsὕμνουνto God,τὸν θεόνandδὲthe prisonersοἱ δέσμιοιwere listening toἐπηκροῶντοthem.αὐτῶν
Acts 16:25
Study it in the app“And about midnight Paul and Silas, while praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.”
Paul and Silas, in prison, sing hymns at midnight while the prisoners listenPraise and worshipBeaten and jailed, Paul and Silas sing hymns at midnightJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:25, word by word
- midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonyktion
midnight
Midnight.
Where else “mesonyktion” appears- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- SilasΣιλᾶςSilas
Silas
Silas, a leader of the believers in Jerusalem and a companion of Paul; also called Silvanus.
Where else “Silas” appears- while prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoi
pray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuchomenoi” appears- were singing hymnsὕμνουνhymnoun
sing a hymn
Sing hymns, praise in song.
Where else “hymnoun” appears- to Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- the prisonersδέσμιοιdesmioi
prisoner
Prisoner.
Where else “desmioi” appears- were listening toἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōnto
listen to
Listen attentively.
Where else “epēkroōnto” appears
The context
24He, having received such an order, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25 · This verse (above)
26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains were unfastened.
To study Acts 16 in a group
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?