²²And the crowd joined in attacking them, and the chief magistrates tore off their clothing and^* gave orders to beat them^* with rods. ²³And after they^* had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them^* into prison, giving orders to the jailer to guard them securely. ²⁴Having received such an order, he^g put them in the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.^h

The Conversion of the Philippian Jailer

²⁵Now about midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and^* singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. ²⁶And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and all the bondsⁱ were unfastened. ²⁷And after^* the jailer was awake and saw the doors of the prison open, he drew his^* sword and^* was about to kill himself, because he^* thought the prisoners had escaped. ²⁸But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, “Do no harm to yourself, for we are all here!” ²⁹And demanding lights, he rushed in and, beginning to tremble,^j fell down at the feet of Paul and Silas. ³⁰And he brought them outside and^* said, “Sirs, what must I do so that I can be saved?” ³¹And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household!” ³²And they spoke the message of the Lord to him, together with all those in his house. ³³And he took them at that very hour of the night and^* washed their^* wounds, and he himself was baptized at once, and all those of his household.^* ³⁴And he brought them up into his^* house and^* set a meal before them,^* and rejoiced greatly that he had believed in God with his whole household.

Paul and Silas Receive an Official Apology

³⁵And when it^* was day, the chief magistrates sent the police officers, saying, “Release those men.” ³⁶And the jailer reported these words to Paul: “The chief magistrates have sent an order^* that you should be released. So come out now and^* go in peace!” ³⁷But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without due process—men who are Roman citizens—and^* threw us^* into prison, and now they are wanting to release us secretly? Certainly not! Rather let them come themselves and^* bring us out!” ³⁸So the police officers reported these words to the chief magistrates, and they were afraid when they^* heard that they were Roman citizens. ³⁹And they came and^* apologized to^k them, and after they^* brought them^* out they asked them^* to depart from the city. ⁴⁰And when they^* came out of the prison, they went to Lydia and when they^* saw them,^* they encouraged the brothers and departed.

Read in Logos

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.”

Footnotes

*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“tore off”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had inflicted”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
gLiterally “who”
hOr possibly “to the block of wood,” referring to a log to which the prisoners were chained or tied
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“were praying”) has been translated as a finite verb
iOr “chains”
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as temporal
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“drew”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“thought”) which is understood as causal
jLiterally “became trembling”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“brought”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*The word “household” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied from the previous verse
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“brought … up”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come out”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“beat”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
kOr “reassured”; or “conciliated”
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“brought … out”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came out”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation