The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
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Acts 16:27 in context
Acts 16:24–30
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Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
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But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
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Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.
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The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
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But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
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He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
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brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
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