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Berean Standard Bible

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

Acts 16:25

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After Paul casts a spirit of divination out of a slave girl, her owners, angry at losing their income, drag Paul and Silas before the city magistrates. The two are stripped, severely beaten with rods, thrown into the inner cell of the prison and fastened in stocks.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas á media noche, orando Pablo y Silas, cantaban himnos á Dios: y los que estaban presos los oían.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Era ya media noche. Pablo y Silas todavía estaban orando y cantando himnos al Señor. Los demás prisioneros escuchaban.

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