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Acts 16:27-30 in American Standard Version (1901)

27 And the jailor, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Acts 16 in American Standard Version (1901)

Acts 16:27-30 in King James (Authorized) Version

27 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.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Acts 16 in King James (Authorized) Version

ACTS 16:27-30 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

27 And the jailor being roused out of sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 And he called for lights, and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
ACTS 16 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Acts 16:27-30 in Translation for Translators

27 The jailer woke up and saw that the doors of the jail were open. He thought that the prisoners had escaped. So he pulled out his sword in order to kill himself, because he knew that the officials would kill him if the prisoners escaped.
28 Paul saw the jailer and shouted to him, “Do not harm yourself! We (exc) prisoners are all here!”
29 The jailer shouted to someone to bring torches/lanterns, and after they brought them, he rushed into the jail and knelt down in front of Paul and Silas. He was very afraid, so much so that he was trembling/shaking.
30 Then he brought Paul and Silas out of the jail and asked: “Sirs, what do I need to do to be saved from being punished for my sins?”
Acts 16 in Translation for Translators

Acts 16:27-30 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
30 brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Acts 16:27-30 in World English Bible (Catholic)

27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
30 brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Acts 16:27-30 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
30 brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Acts 16:27-30 in Bible in Basic English

27 And the keeper, coming out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, took his sword and was about to put himself to death, fearing that the prisoners had got away.
28 But Paul said in a loud voice, Do yourself no damage, for we are all here.
29 And he sent for lights and came rushing in and, shaking with fear, went down on his face before Paul and Silas,
30 And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?
Acts 16 in Bible in Basic English

Acts 16:27-30 in Darby Translation

27 And the jailor being awakened out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison opened, having drawn a sword was going to kill himself, thinking the prisoners had fled.
28 But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.
29 And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and, trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas.
30 And leading them out said, Sirs, what must I do that I may be saved?
Acts 16 in Darby Translation

Acts 16:27-30 in Douay-Rheims 1899

27 And the keeper of the prison, awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison open, drawing his sword, would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying: Do thyself no harm, for we all are here.
29 Then calling for a light, he went in, and trembling, fell down at the feet of Paul and Silas.
30 And bringing them out, he said: Masters, what must I do, that I may be saved?
Acts 16 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Acts 16:27-30 in English Majority Text Version

27 And becoming awake, the prison keeper, seeing the doors of the prison open, drawing a sword, he was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to have escaped.
28 But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.”
29 And asking for a light he rushed in, and he came trembling, and fell before Paul and Silas,
30 and he brought them forth outside and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16 in English Majority Text Version

Acts 16:27-30 in The New Testament with Commentary

27 But the jailer, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew sword, intending to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul shouted out, “Don't harm yourself, because we are all here!”
29 So calling for a light he ran in and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
30 He then brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16 in The New Testament with Commentary

Acts 16:27-30 in Free Bible Version

27 The jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison wide open. He drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul shouted out, “Don't hurt yourself—we're all still here!”
29 The jailer asked for lights to be brought and rushed in. Shaking with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas.
30 He escorted them out and asked them, “Sirs, what do I have to do so I can be saved?”
Acts 16 in Free Bible Version

Acts 16:27-30 in Geneva Bible 1599

27 Then the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleepe, and when he sawe the prison doores open, he drewe out his sword and would haue killed himselfe, supposing the prisoners had bin fled.
28 But Paul cryed with a loude voyce, saying, Doe thy selfe no harme: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and leaped in, and came trembling, and fell downe before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Syrs, what must I doe to be saued?
Acts 16 in Geneva Bible 1599

Acts 16:27-30 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

27 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.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 and brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Acts 16 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Acts 16:27-30 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Acts 16:27-30 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Acts 16:27-30 in George Noyes Bible

27 And the jailer awakening out of sleep, and seeing the prison-doors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas;
30 and having brought them out, he said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Acts 16 in George Noyes Bible

Acts 16:27-30 in Open English Bible (Commonwealth Spelling)

27 Roused from his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, the Governor drew his sword intending to kill himself, in the belief that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul called our loudly, “Do not harm yourself; we are all here.”
29 Calling for a light, the Governor rushed in, and flung himself trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.
30 Then he led them out, and said, “What must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16 in Open English Bible (Commonwealth Spelling)

Acts 16:27-30 in Open English Bible (U. S. spelling)

27 Roused from his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, the Governor drew his sword intending to kill himself, in the belief that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul called our loudly, “Do not harm yourself; we are all here.”
29 Calling for a light, the Governor rushed in, and flung himself trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.
30 Then he led them out, and said, “What must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16 in Open English Bible (U. S. spelling)

Acts 16:27-30 in Plain English Version

27 The jail boss woke up and saw that the doors of the jail were open, and he thought, “Those prisoners have all run away. I’m in big trouble.” So he got his big knife to kill himself.
28 Paul saw the jail boss and shouted to him, “Don’t hurt yourself. We are all here.”
29 The jail boss told somebody to bring some lights, then he ran into the jail and got down in front of Paul and Silas, to show them respect. He was very afraid. He was shaking.
30 Then he took Paul and Silas out of the jail and asked, “Sirs, what can I do so that God will save me?”
Acts 16 in Plain English Version

Acts 16:27-30 in Tyndale New Testament

27 When the keper of the preson waked out of his slepe and sawe the preson dores open he drue out his swearde and wolde have kylled him selfe supposynge the presoners had bene fledde.
28 But Paul cryed with a lowde voyce sayinge: Do thy selfe no harme for we are all heare.
29 Then he called for a lyght and sprange in and came tremblynge and fell doune before Paul and Sylas
30 and brought them out and sayde: Syrs what must I do to be saved?
Acts 16 in Tyndale New Testament

Acts 16:27-30 in Unlocked Literal Bible

27 The jailer was awakened from sleep and saw the open prison doors; he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he thought that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul shouted with a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, because we are all here.”
29 The jailer called for lights and rushed in and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 and brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Acts 16:27-30 in World English Bible

27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
30 brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16 in World English Bible

Acts 16:27-30 in World English Bible British Edition

27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
30 brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16 in World English Bible British Edition

Acts 16:27-30 in Noah Webster Bible

27 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 fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas;
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Acts 16 in Noah Webster Bible

Acts 16:27-30 in World Messianic Bible

27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
30 brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16 in World Messianic Bible

Acts 16:27-30 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
30 brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Deeds (Act) of Apostles 16:27-30 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

27 And the keeper of the prison was awaked, and saw the gates of the prison opened, and with a sword drawn out he would have slain himself, and guessed that the men that were bound had fled.
28 But Paul cried with a great voice, and said, Do thou none harm or nothing of evil to thyself, for all we be here.
29 And he asked light, and entered, and trembled, and fell down to Paul and to Silas at their feet.
30 And he brought them withoutforth, and said, Lords, what behooveth me to do, that I be made safe?

Deeds (Act) of Apostles 16:27-30 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

27 And the keeper of the prison was awaked (or And the warden of the prison was awakened), and saw the gates of the prison opened, and with a sword drawn out he would have slain himself, and guessed that the men that were bound had fled.
28 But Paul cried with a great voice, and said, Do thou none harm to thyself or Do thou nothing of evil to thyself, for all we be here. (But Paul cried with a loud voice, and said, Do not harm thyself, for all of us still be here.)
29 And he asked (for) light, and entered in, and trembled, and fell down to Paul and to Silas at their feet.
30 And he brought them withoutforth, and said, Lords, what behooveth me to do, that I be made safe? (And he brought them outside, and said, Lords, what must I do, so that I can be saved?)

Acts 16:27-30 in Young's Literal Translation

27 and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,
28 and Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'Thou mayest not do thyself any harm, for we are all here.'
29 And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 and having brought them forth, said, 'Sirs, what must I do — that I may be saved?'