Acts 16:27
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“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.”
ἔξυπνος
Fully awake, roused from sleep. Éxypnos. What God stirs cannot stay dormant. Wake up, and keep watch.
γίνομαι
having been
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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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δεσμοφύλαξ
jailer
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δεσμοφύλαξ
Jailer, prison guard. Desmophylax. Even in chains, Paul and Silas sang until the foundations shook and a jailer fell to his knees. No post is beyond the reach of God's saving work.
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εἴδω
was seeing
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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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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φυλακή
prison,
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φυλακή
a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively
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σπάω
having drawn
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σπάω
To draw, unsheathe. Spáō. Peter drew his sword in the garden, an act of zeal that Christ immediately reversed. The blade you reach for reveals what you trust.
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μάχαιρα
his] sword
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μάχαιρα
A sword. The sword of the Spirit which is the word of God. It cuts between soul and spirit. It is sharper than any two-edged sword.
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μέλλω
he was about
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μέλλω
to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
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ἑαυτοῦ
himself
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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νομίζω
supposing
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νομίζω
properly, to do by law (usage), i.e. to accustom (passively, be usual); by extension, to deem or regard
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ἐκφεύγω
to have escaped
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ἐκφεύγω
Flee, escape, flee out. Ekpheugō. No one escapes the judgment of God, and no trial escapes His notice. Run toward Him, not from Him.
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δέσμιος
prisoners.
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δέσμιος
Captive, prisoner, one bound. Désmios. Paul called himself a prisoner of Christ Jesus, reframing his chains as belonging to his Lord. Even bondage can be an act of worship. Let your constraints become consecration.
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