Acts 16:26

Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds ¹  of all the prisoners came loose.

Ps 79:11; Ps 102:20; Ps 146:7; Isa 42:7; Isa 61:1; Zec 9:11,12; Mt 28:2; Ac 4:31; Ac 5:19; Ac 12:7,10; Re 6:12; Re 11:13

¹ tn Or perhaps, “chains.” The translation of τὰ δεσμά (ta desma) is to some extent affected by the understanding of ξύλον (xulon, “stocks”) in v. 24. It is possible (as mentioned in L&N 18.12) that this does not mean “stocks” but a block of wood (a log or wooden column) in the prison to which prisoners’ feet were chained or tied.