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The jailer asked for torches and rushed into the jail. He was trembling as he knelt in front of Paul and Silas.
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Then he took Paul and Silas outside and asked, "Sirs, what do I have to do to be saved?"
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They answered, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will be saved."
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They spoke the Lord's word to the jailer and everyone in his home.
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At that hour of the night, the jailer washed Paul and Silas' wounds. The jailer and his entire family were baptized immediately.
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He 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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In the morning the Roman officials sent guards who told the jailer, "You can release those men now."
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The jailer reported this order to Paul by saying, "The officials have sent word to release you. So you can leave peacefully now."
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But Paul told the guards, "Roman officials have had us beaten publicly without a trial and have thrown us in jail, even though we're Roman citizens. Now are they going to throw us out secretly? There's no way they're going to get away with that! Have them escort us out!"
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The guards reported to the officials what Paul had said. When the Roman officials heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid.
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So the officials went to the jail and apologized to Paul and Silas. As the officials escorted Paul and Silas out of the jail, they asked them to leave the city.