| Thomas Belsham - Bible - 1808 - 656 pages
...midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang 26 praises to God : and the prisoners heard them. And sudr denly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison vvere shaken ; and immediately all the doors were opened, and the bands of all were loosed *, 27 And... | |
| Bible - 1809 - 670 pages
...made their feet fast in the stocks. 25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang 26 praises to God : and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there...shaken ; and immediately all the doors were opened, and the bands of all were loosed*. 27 And when the gaoler awoke out of his sleep, and saw the prison-doors... | |
| 1877 - 588 pages
...feel as the patriarch did when he said, " This ia the gate of heaven." Our English version says, " And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God : and the prisoners heard them." But two of the words in the Greek Testament are much more expressive than in our translation. The word... | |
| William Dodd - 1809 - 232 pages
...midnight Paul and Silas, supported by the testimony of a good conscience, prayed and sung prayers to God, and the prisoners heard them; and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the fonndations of the prison was shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's chains... | |
| Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 456 pages
...honour they had in suffering in his cause. The other prisoners listened to them with surprise, when suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the...one's bands were loosed. And the keeper of the prison awakening out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have... | |
| James Macknight - Bible - 1810 - 452 pages
...spirit and voice, as raised the admiration of their fellow-prisoners, who heard them distinctly. 26. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that...prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors of the prison were opened, and every one's bonds were loosed. On this the jailor, who dwelt in a. part... | |
| James Fishback - Apologetics - 1813 - 326 pages
...Silas (having their feet made fast in the stocks, in the inner prison,) prayed, and sang praises to God; and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there...prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors \vere opened, and every one's bands were loosed. And the keeper of the prison, awaking out of his sleep,... | |
| 1817 - 608 pages
...the whole hall, like those blest fields above, Glows with the light of melody and love.' — p. 15. ' And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that...foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed,' — is a simple passage of the Acts which... | |
| Alden Bradford - Bible - 1813 - 544 pages
...received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. 25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God, and the prisoners 26 heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were... | |
| 1835 - 612 pages
...store ; That thou may'st strike thy harp again, .^W-raptur'd on a heavenly shore. SSS PRISON MELODY. " And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God, and the prisoners heard them." — Acts xvi. 25. DID e'er before such hallowed sound Create an echo there ? Before, were Jesu's followers... | |
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