Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. New Living Translation Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. English Standard Version About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, Berean Standard Bible About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Berean Literal Bible Now toward midnight, Paul and Silas praying, were singing praises to God. And the prisoners were listening to them. King James Bible And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. New King James Version But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. New American Standard Bible Now about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; NASB 1995 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; NASB 1977 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; Legacy Standard Bible But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Amplified Bible But about midnight when Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; Christian Standard Bible About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Holman Christian Standard Bible About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. American Standard Version But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them; Aramaic Bible in Plain English In the middle of the night, Paulus and Shila were praying and singing to God and the prisoners were listening to them. Contemporary English Version About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, while the other prisoners listened. Douay-Rheims Bible And at midnight, Paul and Silas praying, praised God. And they that were in prison, heard them. English Revised Version But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them; GOD'S WORD® Translation Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God. The other prisoners were listening to them. Good News Translation About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. International Standard Version Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Literal Standard Version And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them, Majority Standard Bible About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. New American Bible About midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God as the prisoners listened, NET Bible About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them. New Revised Standard Version About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. New Heart English Bible But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Webster's Bible Translation And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God: and the prisoners heard them. Weymouth New Testament About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, World English Bible But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Young's Literal Translation And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Conversion of the Jailer24On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.… Cross References Job 35:10 But no one asks, 'Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night, Psalm 119:55 In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law. Acts 15:22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers, Acts 16:19 When the girl's owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace. Acts 16:33 At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized. Ephesians 5:19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, Treasury of Scripture And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God: and the prisoners heard them. at midnight. Job 35:10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; Psalm 22:2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. Psalm 42:8 Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. prayed. Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Psalm 77:2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. Psalm 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. sang. Acts 5:41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. Psalm 34:1 A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Matthew 5:10,11 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven… and the. Ezra 3:12,13 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: … Psalm 71:7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. Zechariah 3:8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. Jump to Previous Heard Hymns Listening Making Middle Midnight Night Paul Praise Praises Praising Prayed Prayers Praying Prisoners Sang Silas Singing SongsJump to Next Heard Hymns Listening Making Middle Midnight Night Paul Praise Praises Praising Prayed Prayers Praying Prisoners Sang Silas Singing SongsActs 16 1. Paul and Silas are Joined by Timothy,7. and being called by the Spirit from one country to another, 14. convert Lydia, 16. and cast out a spirit of divination; 19. for which cause they are whipped and imprisoned. 25. The prison doors are opened. 31. The jailor is converted, 35. and they are delivered. (25) And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises.--Better, praying, they Were singing hymns, the Greek expressing one act rather than two. The act was, we may believe, habitual, and they would not intermit it even in the dungeon, and fastened as they were, so that they could not kneel. The hymn may have been one of the prayer-psalms of David, or possibly one of those, of which Pliny speaks in his letters, and which may well have been in use half a century earlier, in which men offered adoration to Christ as God (Epist. x. 96). The words of Tertullian to the martyrs of his time may well be quoted: Nihil crus sentit in nervo quum animus in caelo est; Etsi corpus detinetur, omnia spiritui patent--"The leg feels not the stocks when the mind is in heaven. Though the body is held fast, all things lie open in the spirit" (ad Mart. c. 2). And the prisoners heard them.--Better, were listening eagerly, the kind of listening which men give to a musical performance. Never before, we may be sure, had those outcasts and criminals heard such sounds in such a place. For the most part those vaults echoed only with wild curses and foul jests. Verse 25. - But about for and at, A.V.; were praying and singing hymns for prayed and sang praises, A.V.; were listening to(imperfect) for heard, A.V. Prayed, etc. Their proseuche was now the dungeon and the sleeks. But, though they were but two, the Lord was in the midst of them, according to his promise, and manifested his gracious presence in the striking deliverance which follows. Were listening to them; ἐπακροάομαι, found only here in the New Testament. But the substantive, ἐπακρόασις, hearkening ("to hearken," A.V.), occurs in the LXX. of 1 Samuel 15:22. What a scene I The dark inner dungeon; the prisoners fast in the stocks, their backs still bleeding and smarting from the stripes; the companionship of criminals and outcasts of society; the midnight hour; and not groans, or curses, or complaints, but joyous trustful songs of praise ringing through the vault! while their companions in the jail listened with astonishment to the heavenly sound in that place of shame wad sorrow.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek AboutΚατὰ (Kata) Preposition Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). midnight, μεσονύκτιον (mesonyktion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3317: Midnight, the middle of the period between sunset and sunrise. Neuter of compound of mesos and nux; midnight. Paul Παῦλος (Paulos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. Silas Σιλᾶς (Silas) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4609: Silas, a pet-form of the name Silvanus; a Roman citizen and a helper of Paul. Contraction for Silouanos; Silas, a Christian. were praying προσευχόμενοι (proseuchomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship. [and] singing hymns ὕμνουν (hymnoun) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 5214: To sing, sing hymns to, praise. From humnos; to hymn, i.e. Sing a religious ode; by implication, to celebrate in song. to τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. God, Θεόν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. [other] prisoners δέσμιοι (desmioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1198: One bound, a prisoner. From desmon; a captive. were listening ἐπηκροῶντο (epēkroōnto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1874: To listen to, hear, hearken to. From epi and the base of akroates; to listen to. to them. αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. 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