Acts 16:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Acts 16:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 16:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 16:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Acts 16:27 — World English Bible
Acts 16:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the jailor, 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.”
Acts 16:27 — American Standard Version
Acts 16:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,”
Acts 16:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 16:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the jailor being awakened out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison opened, having drawn a sword was going to kill himself, thinking the prisoners had fled.”
Acts 16:27 — Darby Translation
Acts 16:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleepe, and when he sawe the prison doores open, he drewe out his sword and would haue killed himselfe, supposing the prisoners had bin fled.”
Acts 16:27 — Geneva Bible
Acts 16:27 in Context — Acts 16
25 Vers le milieu de la nuit, Paul et Silas priaient et chantaient les louanges de Dieu, et les prisonniers les entendaient.
26 Tout à coup il se fit un grand tremblement de terre, en sorte que les fondements de la prison furent ébranlés; au même instant, toutes les portes s’ouvrirent, et les liens de tous les prisonniers furent rompus.
27 Le geôlier se réveilla, et, lorsqu’il vit les portes de la prison ouvertes, il tira son épée et allait se tuer, pensant que les prisonniers s’étaient enfuis.
28 Mais Paul cria d’une voix forte: Ne te fais point de mal, nous sommes tous ici.
29 Alors le geôlier, ayant demandé de la lumière, entra précipitamment, et se jeta tout tremblant aux pieds de Paul et de Silas;
What Does Acts 16:27 Mean?
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