KJV ORIGINAL
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing worship songs to God, and all the other prisoners could hear them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even locked up at midnight, they turned their cell into a worship session — and everyone was listening.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Acts was written by Luke, a companion of Paul, to Theophilus and a wider audience, likely in the mid-to-late first century CE. It recounts the early spread of Christianity, specifically detailing Paul and Silas's imprisonment in Philippi after they were beaten and jailed for disturbing public order.
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