Acts 16:26
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.”
παραχρῆμα
Immediately, at once, on the spot. Immediately the fever left her and she got up and began to wait on them. Jesus heals immediately. The response to His word is instant transformation.
πᾶς
all,
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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μέγας
a great
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μέγας
Great, large, important. Megas. A great door and effectual is opened. God opens great doors. Do not settle for small thinking about a great God. He works on a grand scale.
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σεισμός
earthquake
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σεισμός
Earthquake, shaking. Seismos. There was a great earthquake for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven. Heaven breaks into earth to announce resurrection. He is risen.
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γίνομαι
there was
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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θύρα
doors
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θύρα
Door, gate, entrance. Thura. I am the door. Whoever enters through Me will be saved. Jesus is not a door among many options. He is the door. The only way in.
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δεσμόν
chains
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δεσμόν
a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability
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σαλεύω
shaking
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σαλεύω
to waver, i.e. agitate, rock, topple or (by implication) destroy; figuratively, to disturb, incite
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θεμέλιος
foundations
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θεμέλιος
something put down, i.e. a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively)
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ὥστε
so that
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ὥστε
so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
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δεσμωτήριον
prison house;
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δεσμωτήριον
a place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon
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