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26 Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!
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Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.
27 The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself.
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The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul shouted to him, “Stop! Don’t kill yourself! We are all here!”
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But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”
29 The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
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The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
30 Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
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He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”
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They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”
32 And they shared the word of the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household.
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Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.
33 Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized.
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At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.
34 He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God.
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The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.
35 The next morning the city officials sent the police to tell the jailer, “Let those men go!”
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When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.”
36 So the jailer told Paul, “The city officials have said you and Silas are free to leave. Go in peace.”
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The jailer told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.”
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