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Acts 16:28

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But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
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  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:15Rank 1 from verse 28
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    15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

  2. Luke 23:34Rank 2 from verse 28
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    34¶ Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

  3. Luke 6:27–28Rank 3 from verse 28
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    27¶ But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

    28Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

  4. Ecclesiastes 7:17Rank 4 from verse 28
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    17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

  5. Exodus 20:13Rank 5 from verse 28
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    13Thou shalt not kill.

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Acts 16:28

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

cried

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1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

harm

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Hurt, injury, damage, loss, or an adverse charge or report, according to the object and phrase.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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16:25¶ And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

16:26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.

16:27And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

16:28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

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16:29Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

16:30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

16:31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

16:32And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

16:33And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

16:34And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

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