Hechos 16:26

26 De repente, hubo un gran terremoto y la cárcel se sacudió hasta sus cimientos. Al instante, todas las puertas se abrieron de golpe, ¡y a todos los prisioneros se les cayeron las cadenas!

Hechos 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?

Hechos 16:26 In-Context

24 Así que el carcelero los puso en el calabozo de más adentro y les sujetó los pies en el cepo.

25 Alrededor de la medianoche, Pablo y Silas estaban orando y cantando himnos a Dios, y los demás prisioneros escuchaban.

26 De repente, hubo un gran terremoto y la cárcel se sacudió hasta sus cimientos. Al instante, todas las puertas se abrieron de golpe, ¡y a todos los prisioneros se les cayeron las cadenas!

27 El carcelero se despertó y vio las puertas abiertas de par en par. Dio por sentado que los prisioneros se habían escapado, por lo que sacó su espada para matarse;

28 pero Pablo le gritó: «¡Detente! ¡No te mates! ¡Estamos todos aquí!».