Acts 16:24-40

WPNT(i) 24 who, having received such a charge, threw them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. 25 Well about midnight Paul and Silas were singing hymns to God in prayer; and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, enough to shake the foundations of the prison; immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. 27 But the jailer, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew sword, intending to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted out, “Don’t harm yourself, because we are all here!” 29 So calling for a light he ran in and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 He then brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 So they said, “Believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved, you and your household”. 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 In that same hour of the night he took them aside and washed their wounds, and thereupon he and all his family were baptized. 34 Then he brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he was really rejoicing, having believed in God with his whole family. 35 Now when it was day the magistrates sent the officers saying, “Let those men go”. 36 So the jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent to release you; so now you can leave and go in peace.” 37 But Paul said to them: “After severely beating us in public, although we were uncondemned Romans, they threw us into prison, and now do they toss us out on the sly? No way! Rather, let them come themselves and escort us out!” 38 So the officers reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans; 39 and they came and appealed to them, and leading them out they asked them to leave the city. 40 So exiting the prison they entered Lydia’s place, and upon seeing the brothers they encouraged them and departed.