24. The jailer did as he was told. He put them deep inside the jail and chained their feet to heavy blocks of wood.
25. About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, while the other prisoners listened.
26. Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the jail to its foundations. The doors opened, and the chains fell from all the prisoners.
27. When the jailer woke up and saw that the doors were open, he thought that the prisoners had escaped. He pulled out his sword and was about to kill himself.