Acts 16:25

Easy To Read Version

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing songs to God. The other prisoners were listening to them.

Cross References

Job 35:10

But those bad people\par will not ask God for help.\par They will not say,\par ‘Where is the God who made me?\par God helps people\par when they are depressed.\par So where is he?\par

Psalm 119:55

Lord, I remember your name at night.\par And I remember your teachings.\par

Psalm 119:62

In the middle of the night,\par I get up to thank you for your\par good decisions.\par

Psalm 22:2

My God, I called to you during the day.\par But you did not answer me.\par And I continued calling you in the night.\par

Psalm 34:1

I bless the Lord all the time.\par His praise is always on my lips.\par

Psalm 42:8

Every day the Lord shows his true love\par and every night, I have a song for him,\par a prayer for my Living God.\par

Psalm 50:15

\{God says,\}\par “Call for me when you have troubles!\par I will help you.\par And then you can honor me.”\par

Psalm 71:7

You are my source of strength.So I have been an example to other people.

Psalm 77:2

My Master, I come to you\par when I have trouble.\par I reached out for you all night long.\par My soul refused to be comforted.\par

Psalm 77:6

At night, I try to think about my songs.\par I talk with myself and try to understand.\par

Psalm 91:15

My followers will call to me for help,\par and I will answer them.\par I will be with them when they have trouble.\par I will rescue them and honor them.\par

Isaiah 30:29

\{At that time, you will sing happy songs. That time\} will be like the nights when you begin a holiday. You are very happy while walking to the Lord’s mountain. You are happy while listening to the flute on the way to worship \{the Lord,\} the Rock {\cf2\super [284]} of Israel.

Zechariah 3:8

Listen to me High Priest Joshua and\par your fellow priests seated before you.\par These men are examples\par that show what will happen\par when I bring my special servant.\par He is called, THE BRANCH.\par

Luke 22:44

Jesus was full of pain; he struggled hard in prayer. Sweat dripped from his face like he was bleeding. {\cf2\super [359]}

Acts 15:22

The apostles, {\cf2\super [315]} the elders, {\cf2\super [316]} and the whole church (group of believers) wanted to send some men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. The group decided to choose some of their own men. They chose Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas. These men were respected by the brothers \{in Jerusalem\}.

Acts 16:19

The men that owned the servant girl saw this. These men knew that now they could not use her to make money. So they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them into the meeting place of the city. The city officials were there.

Acts 16:33

It was late at night, but the jailer took Paul and Silas and washed their wounds. Then the jailer and all his people were baptized. {\cf2\super [341]}

Acts 5:41

The apostles left the meeting. The apostles were happy because they were given the honor of suffering dishonor (shame) for the name \{of Jesus\}.

Romans 12:12

Be happy because you have hope. Be patient when you have troubles. Pray all the time.

Romans 5:3

And we are also happy with the troubles we have. Why are we happy with troubles? Because we know that these troubles make us more patient.

2 Corinthians 6:10

We have much sadness, but we are always rejoicing. We are poor, but we are making many people rich \{in faith\}. We have nothing, but really we have everything.

Ephesians 5:19

Communicate to each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord.

Philippians 2:17

Your faith makes you give your lives as a sacrifice {\cf2\super [13]} in serving God. Maybe I will have to offer my own blood (death) with your sacrifice. But if that happens, I will be happy and full of joy with all of you.

Hebrews 5:7

While Christ lived on earth he prayed to God and asked God for help. God is the One who could save him from death, and Jesus prayed to God with loud cries and tears. And God answered Jesus’ prayers because Jesus was humble and did everything God wanted.

James 1:2

My brothers and sisters, you will have many kinds of troubles. But when these things happen, you should be very happy.

James 5:13

Are you having troubles? You should pray. Are you happy? You should sing.

1 Peter 4:14

When people say bad things to you because you follow Christ, then you are blessed (happy). You are blessed because the Spirit {\cf2\super [28]} of glory is with you. That is the Spirit of God.