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Acts 16:25

PaulSilas
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23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.

27 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.

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BSB
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
KJV
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
WEB
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
ASV
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
DARBY
And at midnight Paul and Silas, in praying, were praising God with singing, and the prisoners listened to them.
BLB
Now toward midnight, Paul and Silas, praying, were singing praises to God. And the prisoners were listening to them.
ÅB
Men ved midnattstid holdt Paulus og Silas bønn og sang lovsanger til Gud, og fangene hørte på dem.
OTB
Rundt midnatt var Paulus og Silas i bønn og sang salmer til Gud, mens de andre fangene lyttet til dem.
B1930
Men ved midnattstid holdt Paulus og Silas bønn og sang lovsanger til Gud, og fangene hørte på dem.

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