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But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,
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and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
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and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.
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And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods.
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And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
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who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
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But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
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and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
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And the jailor, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
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But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
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And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,