Kisah Para Rasul 16:25

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Tetapi kira-kira tengah malam Paulus dan Silas berdoa dan menyanyikan puji-pujian kepada Allah dan orang-orang hukuman lain mendengarkan mereka.

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Tetapi kira-kira tengah malam Paulus dan Silas berdoa dan menyanyikan puji-pujian kepada Allah dan orang-orang hukuman lain mendengarkan mereka.

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Tetapi tatkala hampir tengah malam, Paulus dan Silas pun berdoalah sambil menyanyikan puji-pujian bagi Allah, maka segala orang yang terpenjara itu pun sedang mendengar mereka itu.

Contextual Overview

²⁵ And at mydnyght Paul and Silas prayed, and lauded God. And the prysoners hearde them. ²⁶ And sodenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the pryson was shaken, and immediatly all the doores opened, and euery mans bandes were loosed. ²⁷ When the keper of the pryson waked out of his sleepe, and sawe the pryson doores open, he drewe out his sworde and woulde haue kylled hym selfe, supposyng that the prysoners had ben fled. ²⁸ But Paul cryed with a loude voyce, saying: Do thy selfe no harme, for we are all here. ²⁹ Then he called for a lyght, and sprang in, and came tremblyng, and fell downe before Paul and Silas, ³⁰ And brought them out, & sayde: Syrs, what must I do to be saued? ³¹ And they sayde: beleue on the Lorde Iesus Christe, and thou shalt be saued, and thy householde. ³² And they spake vnto hym the worde of the Lorde, and to all that were in his house. ³³ And he toke them the same houre of the nyght, and wasshed their woundes, and was baptized hym selfe, & all they of his householde strayghtway. ³⁴ And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and ioyed that he with all his householde beleued on God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

at midnight: Job 35:10, Psalms 22:2, Psalms 42:8, Psalms 77:6, Psalms 119:55, Psalms 119:62, Isaiah 30:29

prayed: Psalms 50:15, Psalms 77:2, Psalms 91:15, Matthew 26:38, Matthew 26:39, Luke 22:44, Hebrews 5:7, James 5:13

sang: Acts 5:41, Psalms 34:1, Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:11, Luke 6:22, Luke 6:23, Romans 5:3, Romans 12:12, 2 Corinthians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 4:9, 2 Corinthians 4:16, 2 Corinthians 4:17, 2 Corinthians 6:10, Philippians 2:17, Philippians 4:4-7, Colossians 1:24, Colossians 3:15-17, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, James 1:2, 1 Peter 1:6-8, 1 Peter 4:14

and the: Ezra 3:12, Ezra 3:13, Psalms 71:7, Zechariah 3:8

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 7:1 - when Solomon Psalms 18:7 - earth Psalms 92:2 - every night Proverbs 15:15 - but Isaiah 24:15 - glorify Daniel 3:20 - to bind Jonah 2:1 - out Matthew 5:12 - Rejoice Mark 10:30 - with persecutions Mark 14:26 - sung John 16:22 - and your Acts 2:2 - suddenly Acts 4:24 - they Acts 4:31 - the place Acts 15:22 - Silas Acts 23:18 - Paul Acts 26:22 - obtained Ephesians 5:19 - to yourselves 1 Thessalonians 1:1 - Silvanus 1 Peter 4:13 - rejoice

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, When others were asleep, and all things were still and quiet; :-, and they prayed doubtless for themselves, for their deliverance in God's time and way, and for support under their present afflictions; and for supplies of grace, to enable them to bear with patience and cheerfulness, until an issue was put to them; and for their enemies, and, particularly it may be for the jailer, who had used them so ill; and for the churches of Christ, for all the saints, and for the spread and success of the Gospel:

and sang praises unto God; or "sang an hymn to God", very likely one of David's psalms, or hymns: for the book of Psalms is a book, of hymns, and several of the psalms are particularly called hymns; this showed not only that they were cheerful, notwithstanding the stripes that were laid upon them, and though their feet were made fast in the stocks, and they were in the innermost prison, in a most loathsome and uncomfortable condition; and though they might be in expectation of greater punishment, and of death itself; but also that they were thankful and glorified God, who had counted them worthy to suffer for his name's sake:

and the prisoners heard them; for it seems there were other prisoners besides them, and who were in the outer prison: and from hence it appears, that their prayer was not merely mental; nor was their singing praises only a making melody in their hearts, but were both vocal; and it might be chiefly for the sake of the prisoners, that they both prayed and praised in this manner, that they might hear and be converted; or at least be convicted of the goodness of the cause, for which the apostles suffered.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And at midnight - Probably their painful posture, and the sufferings of their recent scourging, prevented their. sleeping. Yet, though they had no repose, they had a quiet conscience, and the supports of religion.

Prayed - Though they had suffered much, yet they had reason to apprehend more. They sought, therefore, the sustaining grace of God.

And sang praises - Compare the notes on Job 35:10. Nothing but religion would have enabled them to do this. They had endured much, but they had cause still for gratitude. The Christian may find more true joy in a prison than the monarch on his throne.

And the prisoners heard them - And doubtless with astonishment. Prayer and praise are not common in a prison. The song of rejoicing and the language of praise is not usual among men lying bound in a dungeon. From this narrative we may learn:

(1) That the Christian has the sources of his happiness within him. External circumstances cannot destroy his peace and joy. In a dungeon he may find as real happiness as on a throne. On the cold earth, beaten and bruised, he may be as truly happy as on a bed of down.

(2) The enemies of Christians cannot destroy their peace. They may incarcerate the body, but they cannot bind the spirit, They may exclude from earthly comforts, but they cannot shut them out from the presence and sustaining grace of God.

(3) We see the value of a good conscience. Nothing else can give peace; and amidst the wakeful hours of the night, whether in a dungeon or on a bed of sickness, it is of more value than all the wealth of the world.

(4) We see the inestimable worth of the religion of Christ. It fits for all scenes; supports in all trials; upholds by day or by night; inspires the soul with confidence in God; and puts into the lips the songs of praise and thanksgiving.

(5) We have here a sublime and holy scene which sin and infidelity could never furnish. What more sublime spectacle has the earth witnessed than that of scourged and incarcerated men, suffering from unjust and cruel inflictions, and anticipating still greater sorrows; yet, with a calm mind, a pure conscience, a holy joy, pouring forth their desires and praises at midnight, into the ear of the God who always hears prayer! The darkness, the stillness, the loneliness, all gave sublimity to the scene, and teach us how invaluable is the privilege of access to the throne of mercy in this suffering world.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 16:25. At midnight Paul and Silas - sang praises — Though these holy men felt much, and had reason to fear more, yet they are undismayed, and even happy in their sufferings: they were so fully satisfied that they were right, and had done their duty, that there was no room for regret or self-reproach. At the same times they had such consolations from God as could render any circumstances not only tolerable, but delightful. They prayed, first, for grace to support them, and for pardon and salvation for their persecutors; and then, secondly, sang praises to God, who had called them to such a state of salvation, and had accounted them worthy to suffer shame for the testimony of Jesus. And, although they were in the inner prison, they sang so loud and so heartily that the prisoners heard them.