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Acts 16:27

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 27 When the jailer woke up and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, assuming that the prisoners had escaped.+

Acts 16:27

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 27 ἔξυπνος Awakened out of sleep δὲ but γενόμενος having become ὁ the δεσμοφύλαξ guard of bound ones καὶ and ἰδὼν having seen ἀνεῳγμένας having been opened τὰς the θύρας doors τῆς of the φυλακῆς prison σπασάμενος having drawn τὴν the μάχαιραν sword ἤμελλεν he was about ἑαυτὸν himself to ἀναιρεῖν, be taking up, νομίζων opining ἐκπεφευγέναι to have fled out τοὺς the δεσμίους. bound ones.

Acts 16:27

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 27 The jailer, being awakened out of sleep and seeing the prison doors were open, drew his sword and was about to do away with himself,+ imagining that the prisoners had escaped.+

Acts 16:27

The Bible in Living English
- 27 And the jailer, coming awake and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was going to take his own life, believing that the prisoners had escaped.

Acts 16:27

American Standard Version
- 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.

Acts 16:27

The Emphasized Bible
- 27 And the prison-keeper being wakened and seeing that the doors of the prison had been opened drawing his sword was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to have fled.

Acts 16:27

King James 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.