Acts 16:26 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 16:26 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἄφνω
áphnō
G869
suddenly
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
σεισμὸς
seismós
G4578
earthquake
ἐγένετο
gínomai
G1096
to become
μέγας
mégas
G3173
great
ὥστε
hṓste
G5620
so that
σαλευθῆναι
saleúō
G4531
to shake
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
θεμέλια
themélios
G2310
foundation
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
δεσμωτηρίου
desmōtḗrion
G1201
prison
ἠνοίχθησαν
anoígō
G455
to open
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
παραχρῆμα
parachrēma
G3916
immediately
αἱ
ho
G3588
the
θύραι
thýra
G2374
door
πᾶσαι
pâs
G3956
all
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πάντων
pâs
G3956
all
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
δεσμὰ
desmón
G1199
bond
ἀνέθη
aníēmi
G447
to send back
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World English Bible Public Domain
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 bonds were loosened.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And suddenly a great earthquake happened, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and the chains of all were unfastened.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).