Acts 16:23-36

23AndG5037 after strikingG2007 themG846 with manyG4183 blowsG4127, they threwG906 them intoG1519 prisonG5438 and orderedG3853 theG3588 jailerG1200 to guardG5083 themG846 securelyG806. 24On receivingG2983 this orderG3852, he placedG906 themG846 inG1519 theG3588 innerG2082 cellG5438 andG2532 fastenedG805 theirG846 feetG4228 inG1519 theG3588 stocksG3586.

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AboutG2596 midnightG3317 PaulG3972 andG2532 SilasG4609 were prayingG4336 and singing hymnsG5214 toG3588 GodG2316, andG1161 theG3588 other prisonersG1198 were listeningG1874 to themG846. 26SuddenlyG1161G869 a strongG3173 earthquakeG4578 shookG4531 theG3588 foundationsG2310 of theG3588 prisonG1201. At onceG3916 allG3956 theG3588 doorsG2374 flew openG455 andG2532 everyone’sG3956 chainsG1199 came looseG447.

27When theG3588 jailerG1200 woke upG1096G1853 andG2532 sawG3708 theG3588 prisonG5438 doorsG2374 openG455, he drewG4685 hisG3588 swordG3162 and was aboutG3195 to killG337 himselfG1438, presuming thatG3543 theG3588 prisonersG1198 had escapedG1628. 28ButG1161 PaulG3972 called outG5455 in a loudG3173 voiceG5456, “DoG4238 notG3367 harmG2556 yourselfG4572! We areG1510 allG537 hereG1759!”

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Calling forG154 lightsG5457, the jailer rushed inG1530 andG2532 fellG1096G4363 trembling beforeG1790 PaulG3972 andG2532 SilasG4609. 30ThenG2532 he broughtG4254 themG846 outG1854 and askedG5346, “SirsG2962, whatG5101 mustG1163 IG1473 doG4160 toG2443 be savedG4982?”

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They repliedG2036, “BelieveG4100 inG1909 theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424 andG2532 you will be savedG4982, youG4771 andG2532 yourG4771 householdG3624.” 32ThenG2532 Paul and Silas spokeG2980 theG3588 wordG3056 of theG3588 LordG2962 to himG846 and toG4862 everyoneG3956G3588 inG1722 hisG846 houseG3614. 33AtG1722 thatG1565 hourG5610 of theG3588 nightG3571, the jailer tookG3880 themG846 and washedG3068 their woundsG4127. AndG2532 without delayG3916, heG846 andG2532 allG3956 hisG846 householdG3588 were baptizedG907. 34ThenG5037 he broughtG321 themG846 intoG1519 his homeG3624 and setG3908 a meal before them. So he and all his householdG3832 rejoicedG21 that they had come to believeG4100 in GodG2316.

35When daylightG2250 cameG1096, theG3588 magistratesG4755 sentG649 their officersG4465 with the orderG3004: “ReleaseG630 thoseG1565 menG444.”

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TheG3588 jailerG1200 informedG518G3778G3588G3056G4314 PaulG3972: “TheG3588 magistratesG4755 have sent ordersG649 toG2443 release youG630. NowG3568 you may go on your wayG1831G4198 inG1722 peaceG1515.”