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When Chains Fly Upwards: Rereading Acts 16:26

Most Bible translations tell us that in Acts 16:26 “the prisoners’ chains were loosed.” A simple, almost mundane description: the earthquake shook, the locks gave way, the chains slipped off. Nothing spectacular — at least, nothing more than a convenient escape. But the Greek text tells a different story.