²⁵About midnight Paul and Silas were praying. They were also singing hymns to God. The other prisoners were listening to them. ²⁶Suddenly there was a powerful earthquake. It shook the prison from top to bottom. All at once the prison doors flew open. Everybody’s chains came loose.

²⁷The jailer woke up. He saw that the prison doors were open. He pulled out his sword and was going to kill himself. He thought the prisoners had escaped. ²⁸“Don’t harm yourself!” Paul shouted. “We are all here!”

²⁹The jailer called out for some lights. He rushed in, shaking with fear. He fell down in front of Paul and Silas. ³⁰Then he brought them out. He asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

³¹They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus. Then you and your family will be saved.” ³²They spoke the word of the Lord to him. They also spoke to all the others in his house.

³³At that hour of the night, the jailer took Paul and Silas and washed their wounds. Right away he and his whole family were baptized. ³⁴The jailer brought them into his house. He set a meal in front of them. He and his whole family were filled with joy. They had become 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.”