Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of our fathers the apostles, may their blessings be with us.
Acts 16 : 25 - 34
Chapter 16
| 25 | But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
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| 26 | Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed.
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| 27 | And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself.
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| 28 | But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, "Do yourself no harm, for we are all here."
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| 29 | Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
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| 30 | And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
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| 31 | So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."
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| 32 | Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
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| 33 | And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized.
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| 34 | Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
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The word of the Lord shall grow, multiply, be mighty, and be confirmed, in the holy Church of God.
Amen.
