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He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
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From Hardened to Humbled
Commentators highlight the jailer's stunning transformation. Just moments after roughly imprisoning Paul and Silas, he is now trembling and falling at their feet. Scholars like Spurgeon and Gill note this dramatic reversal as a powerful example of how an encounter with God's power can instantly break down pride and hostility, preparing a heart for the gospel.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then he called for a light. Greek, Lights, in the plural. Probably several torches were brought by his attendants.
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Trembling for fear (εντρομος γενομενος). "Becoming terrified." The adjective εντρομος (in terror) occurs in N.T. only here and 7:3…
19th Century
Anglican
Then he called for a light.—More accurately, ‘for lights.’ As St. Luke does not use, as in Acts 20:8, the word f…
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Baptist
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling
Conscious of the supernatural, compelled to feel the hand that he had …
Since it was midnight, the jailer called for torches to dispel the darkness of the prison. Rushing in, he fell trembling before Paul and Silas, dou…
16th Century
Protestant
Being astonished, he fell down. This keeper was compelled by fear to show obedience to God, just as much as he was by the miracle that pre…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then he called for a light Or "lights"; he ordered his servants to bring in some candles; the Syriac version renders…
The consolations of God to His suffering servants are neither few nor small. How much happier are true Christians than their prosperous enemies! As…
