Acts 16:20-29

²⁰They brought them in front of the magistrates, and accused them: “These Jewish men are causing a great disturbance in our town,” they said.

²¹“They're advocating things that are illegal for us as Romans to accept or to practice.”

²²The crowd joined together in an attack on them. The magistrates tore off Paul and Silas' clothes, and ordered them beaten with rods.

²³After giving them a severe beating, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them locked up.

²⁴The jailer followed his orders. He threw Paul and Silas into the inner cell and shackled their feet in the stocks.

²⁵Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

²⁶Suddenly a tremendous earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. Immediately all the doors flew open and everyone's chains fell off.

²⁷The jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison wide open. He drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.

²⁸But Paul shouted out, “Don't hurt yourself—we're all still here!”

²⁹The jailer asked for lights to be brought and rushed in. Shaking with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas.