Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 16:26

26 Hūrán dì dà zhèndòng , shènzhì jiàn laó de dìjī dōu yáodòng le . jiàn mén lìkè quán kāi , zhòng qiúfàn de suǒliàn yĕ dōu sōng kāi le .

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 16:26 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 16:26

And suddenly there was a great earthquake
An extraordinary and unusual one; which did not arise from natural causes, from wind being pent up in the earth, but from the prayers and praises of the saints, going up to heaven; when God was pleased to testify his presence and power this way; and the effects which followed upon this earthquake, show it to be a supernatural one: so that the foundations of the prison were shaken;
not the roof and walls only, as is common in earthquakes, but the very foundation also; and yet the edifice was not thrown down, as is usual when the foundation is shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened;
both of the outer and inner prisons, which is another unusual effect of earthquakes: and everyone's bands were loosed;
not only the bands of Paul and Silas, but of the rest of the prisoners; though the Arabic version reads, "all the fetters and bands of both were loosed", referring it only to Paul and Silas; this circumstance shows also, that the earthquake was miraculous, for when was it ever known that such an effect ever followed one?

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 16:26 In-Context

24 Jìn zú lǐng le zhèyàng de méng , jiù bǎ tāmen xià zaì jiānlǐ , liǎng jiǎo shàng le mù gǒu .

25 Yuē zaì bàn yè , Bǎoluó hé Xīlā , dǎogào chàng shī zànmĕi shén , zhòng qiúfàn yĕ cè ĕr ér tīng .

26 Hūrán dì dà zhèndòng , shènzhì jiàn laó de dìjī dōu yáodòng le . jiàn mén lìkè quán kāi , zhòng qiúfàn de suǒliàn yĕ dōu sōng kāi le .

27 Jìn zú yī xǐng , kànjian jiàn mén quán kāi , yǐwéi qiúfàn yǐjing taó zǒu , jiù bá dāo yào zì shā .

28 Bǎoluó dàshēng hūjiào shuō , búyào shānghaì zìjǐ , wǒmen dōu zaì zhèlǐ .