22. And the crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas.Then the officials tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be whipped.
23. After a severe beating, they were thrown into jail, and the jailer was ordered to lock them up tight.
24. Upon receiving this order, the jailer threw them into the inner cell and fastened their feet between heavy blocks of wood.
25. About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
26. Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, which shook the prison to its foundations. At once all the doors opened, and the chains fell off all the prisoners.