²⁵Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God. The other prisoners were listening to them. ²⁶Suddenly, a violent earthquake shook the foundations of the jail. All the doors immediately flew open, and all the prisoners’ chains came loose.

²⁷The jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open. Thinking the prisoners had escaped, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself. ²⁸But Paul shouted as loudly as he could, “Don’t hurt yourself! We’re all here!”

²⁹The jailer asked for torches and rushed into the jail. He was trembling as he knelt in front of Paul and Silas. ³⁰Then he took Paul and Silas outside and asked, “Sirs, what do I have to do to be saved?”

³¹They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will be saved.” ³²They spoke the Lord’s word to the jailer and everyone in his home.

³³At that hour of the night, the jailer washed Paul and Silas’ wounds. The jailer and his entire family were baptized immediately. ³⁴He took Paul and Silas upstairs into his home and gave them something to eat. He and his family were thrilled to be believers in God.

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Acts 16:30–31: Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”