Acts 16:22-40 Καὶ (And) συνεπέστη (rose up together) ὁ (the) ὄχλος (crowd) κατ’ (against) αὐτῶν (them), καὶ (and) οἱ (the) στρατηγοὶ (magistrates) περιρήξαντες (having torn off) αὐτῶν (of them) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments), ἐκέλευον (were commanding that) ῥαβδίζειν (they be beaten with rods).

BIB⁽ⁱ⁾ ²² Καὶ (And) συνεπέστη (rose up together) ὁ (the) ὄχλος (crowd) κατ’ (against) αὐτῶν (them), καὶ (and) οἱ (the) στρατηγοὶ (magistrates) περιρήξαντες (having torn off) αὐτῶν (of them) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments), ἐκέλευον (were commanding that) ῥαβδίζειν (they be beaten with rods). ²³ πολλάς (Many) τε* (then) ἐπιθέντες (having laid) αὐτοῖς (on them) πληγὰς (blows), ἔβαλον (they cast them) εἰς (into) φυλακήν (prison), παραγγείλαντες (having charged) τῷ (the) δεσμοφύλακι (jailer) ἀσφαλῶς (securely) τηρεῖν (to keep) αὐτούς (them), ²⁴ ὃς (who) παραγγελίαν (an order) τοιαύτην (such) λαβὼν (having received), ἔβαλεν (threw) αὐτοὺς (them) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἐσωτέραν (inner) φυλακὴν (prison), καὶ (and) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet) ἠσφαλίσατο (fastened) αὐτῶν (of them) εἰς (in) τὸ (the) ξύλον (stocks). ²⁵ Κατὰ (Toward) δὲ (now) τὸ (-) μεσονύκτιον (midnight), Παῦλος (Paul) καὶ (and) Σιλᾶς (Silas), προσευχόμενοι (praying), ὕμνουν (were singing praises to) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God). ἐπηκροῶντο (Were listening) δὲ (now) αὐτῶν (to them) οἱ (the) δέσμιοι (prisoners). ²⁶ ἄφνω (Suddenly) δὲ (then) σεισμὸς (earthquake) ἐγένετο (there was) μέγας (a great), ὥστε (so that) σαλευθῆναι (were shaken) τὰ (the) θεμέλια (foundations) τοῦ (of the) δεσμωτηρίου (prison house); ἠνεῴχθησαν (were opened) δὲ (then) παραχρῆμα (immediately) αἱ (the) θύραι (doors) πᾶσαι (all), καὶ (and) πάντων (of all), τὰ (the) δεσμὰ (chains) ἀνέθη (were loosed). ²⁷ Ἔξυπνος (Awoken) δὲ (then) γενόμενος (having been) ὁ (the) δεσμοφύλαξ (jailer), καὶ (and) ἰδὼν (having seen) ἀνεῳγμένας (open) τὰς (the) θύρας (doors) τῆς (of the) φυλακῆς (prison), σπασάμενος (having drawn) τὴν (his) μάχαιραν (sword), ἤμελλεν (he was about) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ἀναιρεῖν (to kill), νομίζων (supposing) ἐκπεφευγέναι (to have escaped) τοὺς (the) δεσμίους (prisoners). ²⁸ ἐφώνησεν (Called out) δὲ (however) «‹ὁ› (-) Παῦλος» (Paul) «μεγάλῃ (loud) φωνῇ» (in a voice), λέγων (saying), “Μηδὲν (Not) πράξῃς (do) σεαυτῷ (to yourself) κακόν (harm); ἅπαντες (all) γάρ (for) ἐσμεν (we are) ἐνθάδε (here).” ²⁹ Αἰτήσας (Having called for) δὲ (now) φῶτα (lights), εἰσεπήδησεν (he rushed in), καὶ (and) ἔντρομος (terrified) γενόμενος (having become), προσέπεσεν (he fell down before) τῷ (-) Παύλῳ (Paul) καὶ (and) ‹τῷ› (-) Σιλᾷ (Silas). ³⁰ καὶ (And) προαγαγὼν (having brought) αὐτοὺς (them) ἔξω (out) ἔφη (he was saying), “Κύριοι (Sirs), τί (what) με (of me) δεῖ (is necessary) ποιεῖν (to do), ἵνα (that) σωθῶ (I may be saved)?” ³¹ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said), “Πίστευσον (Believe) ἐπὶ (on) τὸν (the) Κύριον (Lord) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), καὶ (and) σωθήσῃ (you will be saved), σὺ (you) καὶ (and) ὁ (the) οἶκός (household) σου (of you).” ³² καὶ (And) ἐλάλησαν (they spoke) αὐτῷ (to him) τὸν (the) λόγον (word) τοῦ (of the) κυρίου* (Lord), σὺν (along with) πᾶσιν (all) τοῖς (those) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) οἰκίᾳ (house) αὐτοῦ (of him). ³³ καὶ (And) παραλαβὼν (having taken) αὐτοὺς (them) ἐν (in) ἐκείνῃ (that) τῇ (-) ὥρᾳ (hour) τῆς (of the) νυκτὸς (night), ἔλουσεν (he washed them) ἀπὸ (from) τῶν (the) πληγῶν (wounds); καὶ (and) ἐβαπτίσθη (he was baptized), αὐτὸς (he) καὶ (and) οἱ (the household) αὐτοῦ (of him) πάντες* (all) παραχρῆμα (immediately). ³⁴ ἀναγαγών (Having brought) τε (then) αὐτοὺς (them) εἰς (into) τὸν (the) οἶκον (house), παρέθηκεν (he laid) τράπεζαν (a table for them), καὶ (and) ἠγαλλιάσατο (rejoiced) πανοικεὶ (with all his household), πεπιστευκὼς (having believed) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (in God). ³⁵ Ἡμέρας (Day) δὲ (then) γενομένης (having come), ἀπέστειλαν (sent) οἱ (the) στρατηγοὶ (magistrates) τοὺς (the) ῥαβδούχους (officers), λέγοντες (saying), “Ἀπόλυσον (Release) τοὺς (the) ἀνθρώπους (men) ἐκείνους (those).” ³⁶ Ἀπήγγειλεν (Reported) δὲ (then) ὁ (the) δεσμοφύλαξ (jailer) τοὺς (the) λόγους (words) τούτους (these) πρὸς (to) τὸν (-) Παῦλον (Paul) ὅτι (-): “Ἀπέσταλκαν (Have sent) οἱ (the) στρατηγοὶ (captains), ἵνα (that) ἀπολυθῆτε (you may be let go). νῦν (Now) οὖν (therefore) ἐξελθόντες (having gone out), πορεύεσθε (depart) ἐν (in) εἰρήνῃ (peace).” ³⁷ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) Παῦλος (Paul) ἔφη (was saying) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Δείραντες (Having beaten) ἡμᾶς (us) δημοσίᾳ (publicly), ἀκατακρίτους (uncondemned) ἀνθρώπους (men), Ῥωμαίους (Romans) ὑπάρχοντας (being), ἔβαλαν (they cast us) εἰς (into) φυλακήν (prison), καὶ (and) νῦν (now) λάθρᾳ (secretly) ἡμᾶς (us) ἐκβάλλουσιν (do they throw out)? οὐ (No) γάρ (indeed)! ἀλλὰ (Instead), ἐλθόντες (having come) αὐτοὶ (themselves), ἡμᾶς (us) ἐξαγαγέτωσαν (let them bring out).” ³⁸ Ἀπήγγειλαν (Reported) δὲ (then) τοῖς (to the) στρατηγοῖς (captains) οἱ (the) ῥαβδοῦχοι (officers) τὰ (the) ῥήματα (words) ταῦτα (these). ἐφοβήθησαν (They were afraid) δὲ (then), ἀκούσαντες (having heard) ὅτι (that) Ῥωμαῖοί (Romans) εἰσιν (they are). ³⁹ καὶ (And) ἐλθόντες (having come), παρεκάλεσαν (they appealed to) αὐτούς (them), καὶ (and) ἐξαγαγόντες (having brought them out), ἠρώτων (they were asking them) ἀπελθεῖν (to go out) ἀπὸ (of) τῆς (the) πόλεως (city). ⁴⁰ ἐξελθόντες (Having gone forth) δὲ (then) ἀπὸ (out of) τῆς (the) φυλακῆς (prison), εἰσῆλθον (they came) πρὸς (to) τὴν (-) Λυδίαν (Lydia); καὶ (and) ἰδόντες (having seen them), παρεκάλεσαν (they exhorted) τοὺς (the) ἀδελφοὺς (brothers) καὶ (and) ἐξῆλθαν (departed).