Acts 16:24-28 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

²⁴On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

²⁵About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

²⁶Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.

²⁷When 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.

²⁸But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”

— Acts 16:24-28

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