Acts 16:25

NETBible

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying 1  and singing hymns to God, 2  and the rest of 3  the prisoners were listening to them.

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

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

NLT ©

Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.

MSG ©

Along about midnight, Paul and Silas were at prayer and singing a robust hymn to God. The other prisoners couldn't believe their ears.

BBE ©

But about the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were making prayers and songs to God in the hearing of the prisoners;

NRSV ©

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

NKJV ©

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

KJV
And
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at
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midnight
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Paul
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and
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Silas
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prayed
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and sang praises
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unto God
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and
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the prisoners
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heard
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them
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NASB ©
But about
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midnight
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Paul
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and Silas
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were praying
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and singing
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hymns
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of praise
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to God
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, and the prisoners
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were listening
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to them;
NET [draft] ITL
About midnight
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Paul
<3972>
and
<2532>
Silas
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were praying
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and singing hymns
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to God
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, and
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the rest of the prisoners
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were listening
<1874>
to them
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.
GREEK
kata
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PREP
de
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CONJ
to
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T-ASN
mesonuktion
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N-ASN
paulov
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N-NSM
kai
<2532>
CONJ
silav
<4609>
N-NSM
proseucomenoi
<4336> (5740)
V-PNP-NPM
umnoun
<5214> (5707)
V-IAI-3P
ton
<3588>
T-ASM
yeon
<2316>
N-ASM
ephkrownto
<1874> (5711)
V-INI-3P
de
<1161>
CONJ
autwn
<846>
P-GPM
oi
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T-NPM
desmioi
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N-NPM
NETBible

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying 1  and singing hymns to God, 2  and the rest of 3  the prisoners were listening to them.

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “praying, were singing.” The participle προσευχόμενοι (proseucomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

2 sn Praying and singing hymns to God. Tertullian said, “The legs feel nothing in the stocks when the heart is in heaven” (To the Martyrs 2; cf. Rom 5:3; Jas 1:2; 1 Pet 5:6). The presence of God means the potential to be free (cf. v. 26).

3 tn The words “the rest of” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.