Acts 16:25
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And at midnight, Paul and Silas, praying, praised God. And they that were in prison heard them.

at midnight.

Job 35:10 And he hath not said: Where is God, who made me, who hath given songs in the night?

Psalm 22:2 O my God, I shall cry by day, and thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be reputed as folly in me.

Psalm 42:8 In the daytime the Lord hath commanded his mercy; and a canticle to him in the night. With me is prayer to the God of my life.

Psalm 77:6 And I meditated in the night with my own heart: and I was exercised and I swept my spirit.

Psalm 119:55,62 In the night I have remembered thy name, O Lord: and have kept thy law. . . .

Isaiah 30:29 You shall have a song as in the night of the sanctified solemnity, and joy of heart, as where one goeth with a pipe, to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the Mighty One of Israel.

prayed.

Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psalm 77:2 In the days of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be comforted:

Psalm 91:15 He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: I am with him in tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him.

Matthew 26:38,39 Then he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death. Stay you here and watch with me. . . .

Luke 22:44 And his sweat became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground.

Hebrews 5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offering up prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death, was heard for his reverence.

James 5:13 Is any of you sad? Let him pray: Is he cheerful in mind? Let him sing.

sang.

Acts 5:41 And they indeed went from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer reproach for the name of Jesus.

Psalm 34:1 For David, when he changed his countenance before Achimelech, who dismissed him, and he went his way. [2] I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall be always in my mouth.

Matthew 5:10,11 Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. . . .

Luke 6:22,23 Blessed shall you be when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you and shall reproach you and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. . . .

Romans 5:3 And not only so: but we glory also in tribulation, knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope. Patient in tribulation. Instant in prayer.

2 Corinthians 4:8,9,16 In all things we suffer tribulation: but are not distressed. We are straitened: but are not destitute. . . .

2 Corinthians 4:17 For that which is at present momentary and light of our tribulation worketh for us above measure, exceedingly an eternal weight of glory.

2 Corinthians 6:10 As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing: as needy, yet enriching many: as having nothing and possessing all things.

Philippians 2:17 Yea, and if I be made a victim upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and congratulate with you all.

Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always: again, I say, rejoice. . . .

Colossians 1:24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you and fill up those things that are wanting of the sufferings of Christ, in my flesh, for his body, which is the church:

Colossians 3:15-17 And let the peace of Christ rejoice in your hearts, wherein also you are called in one body: and be ye thankful. . . .

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Always rejoice. . . .

James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy, when you shall fall into divers temptations:

1 Peter 1:6-8 Wherein you shalt greatly rejoice, if now you must be for a little time made sorrowful in divers temptations: . . .

1 Peter 4:14 If you be reproached for the name of Christ, you shall be blessed: for that which is of the honour, glory and power of God, and that which is his Spirit resteth upon you.

and the.

Ezra 3:12,13 But many of the priests and the Levites, and the chief of the fathers and the ancients that had seen the former temple; when they had the foundation of this temple before their eyes, wept with a loud voice: and many shouting for joy, lifted up their voice. . . .

Psalm 71:7 I am become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.

Zechariah 3:8 Hear, O Jesus thou high priest, thou and thy friends that dwell before thee, for they are portending men: for behold, I WILL BRING MY SERVANT THE ORIENT.

Context
The Conversion of the Jailer
24Who having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison and made their feet fast in the stocks. 25And at midnight, Paul and Silas, praying, praised God. And they that were in prison heard them. 26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and the bands of all were loosed.…
Cross References
Job 35:10
And he hath not said: Where is God, who made me, who hath given songs in the night?

Psalm 119:55
In the night I have remembered thy name, O Lord: and have kept thy law.

Acts 15:22
Then it pleased the apostles and ancients, with the whole church, to choose men of their own company and to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas, who was surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren.

Acts 16:19
But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the market place to the rulers.

Acts 16:33
And he, taking them the same hour of the night, washed their stripes: and himself was baptized, and all his house immediately.

Ephesians 5:19
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord:

Lexicon
About
Κατὰ (Kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

midnight,
μεσονύκτιον (mesonyktion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3317: Midnight, the middle of the period between sunset and sunrise. Neuter of compound of mesos and nux; midnight.

Paul
Παῦλος (Paulos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Silas
Σιλᾶς (Silas)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4609: Silas, a pet-form of the name Silvanus; a Roman citizen and a helper of Paul. Contraction for Silouanos; Silas, a Christian.

were praying
προσευχόμενοι (proseuchomenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.

[and] singing hymns
ὕμνουν (hymnoun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5214: To sing, sing hymns to, praise. From humnos; to hymn, i.e. Sing a religious ode; by implication, to celebrate in song.

to
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

God,
Θεόν (Theon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

[other] prisoners
δέσμιοι (desmioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1198: One bound, a prisoner. From desmon; a captive.

were listening
ἐπηκροῶντο (epēkroōnto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1874: To listen to, hear, hearken to. From epi and the base of akroates; to listen to.

to them.
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

Now toward midnight, Paul and Silas praying, were singing praises to God. And the prisoners were listening to them.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God: and the prisoners heard them.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

And at midnight Paul and Silas, in praying, were praising God with singing, and the prisoners listened to them.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God: and the prisoners heard them.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them,
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