Acts 16:27 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 16:27

When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.

BSB

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ASV

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.

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Oecumenius

Commentary on Acts (550)

"The jailer, becoming wise." This is Stephanus, whom Paul mentions in his First Letter to the Corinthians. (1 Cor. 1:16)

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Would have killed himself - This was done in the midst of agitation and alarm. He supposed that the prisoners had fled. He presumed that their escape would be charged on him. It was customary to hold a jailor responsible for the safe keeping of prisoners, and to subject him to the punishment due them if he suffered them to escape. See Act 12:19. It should be added that it was common and approved among the Greeks and Romans for a man to commit suicide when he was encompassed with dangers from which he could not escape.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

And suddenly there was a great earthquake--in answer, doubtless, to the prayers and expectations of the sufferers that, for the truth's sake and the honor of their Lord, some interposition would take place. every one's bands--that is, the bands of all the prisoners. were loosed--not by the earthquake, of course, but by a miraculous energy accompanying it.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἔξυπνος	exupnos	Awoken	G1853 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
γενόμενος	genomenos	having been	G1096 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
δεσμοφύλαξ	desmophulax	jailer	G1200 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἰδὼν	idōn	was seeing	G1492 →
ἀνεῳγμένας	aneōgmenas	having opened	G455 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
θύρας	thuras	doors	G2374 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
φυλακῆς,	phulakēs	prison,	G5438 →
σπασάμενος	spasamenos	having drawn	G4685 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
μάχαιραν	machairan	[his] sword	G3162 →
ἤμελλεν	ēmellen	he was about	G3195 →
ἑαυτὸν	he'auton	himself	G1438 →
ἀναιρεῖν	anairein	to execute	G337 →
νομίζων	nomizōn	supposing	G3543 →
ἐκπεφευγέναι	ekpepheugenai	to have escaped	G1628 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
δεσμίους.¶	desmious	prisoners.	G1198 →

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Where the connections lead

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2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he…
leads to
- Matthew 27:5
  So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
- 2 Samuel 15:12
  While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.
- 2 Kings 20:1
  In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to…
- 1 Kings 16:18
  When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died
- Psalms 5:10
  Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.
Through
Judges 9:54
He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 31:4–5
  Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Matthew 27:5
So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
leads to
- Acts 1:18–19
  (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
Through
Acts 12:19
After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
leads to
- John 12:10–11
  So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts