Acts 16:25
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
KJV
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Κατὰ | Kata | Toward | G2596 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| τὸ | to | <the> | G3588 → |
| μεσονύκτιον | mesonuktion | midnight | G3317 → |
| Παῦλος | Paulos | Paul | G3972 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| Σιλᾶς | Silas | Silas | G4609 → |
| προσευχόμενοι | proseuchomenoi | praying | G4336 → |
| ὕμνουν | humnoun | they were singing praises to | G5214 → |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεόν· | theon | God; | G2316 → |
| ἐπηκροῶντο | epēkroōnto | Were listening | G1874 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | to them | G846 → |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → |
| δέσμιοι. | desmioi | prisoners. | G1198 → |
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