36 Frequently in Acts such a vision will tell the reader where events are headed. See Acts 10:9–16 and 16:9–10 for other accounts of visions.
37 νύξ 1.c has “W. prep. ἐν ν. at night, in the night … Ac 18:9.”
38 The present imperative here (with negation) is used (as it normally is) of a general condition ( §335).

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And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent,

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.

The Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don’t be afraid, but keep on speaking and don’t be silent.

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, “Don’t be afraid! Speak out! Don’t be silent!

And the Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not keep silent,

Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

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