Acts 16:23–28 · BSB
16:23
And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
16:24
On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
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16:25
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
16:26
Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
16:27
When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
16:28
But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
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