Acts 16:20-38

²⁰And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;

²¹Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.

²²And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.

²³And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:

²⁴And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.

²⁵But about the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were making prayers and songs to God in the hearing of the prisoners;

²⁶And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.

²⁷And the keeper, coming out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, took his sword and was about to put himself to death, fearing that the prisoners had got away.

²⁸But Paul said in a loud voice, Do yourself no damage, for we are all here.

²⁹And he sent for lights and came rushing in and, shaking with fear, went down on his face before Paul and Silas,

³⁰And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?

³¹And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.

³²And they gave the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

³³And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.

³⁴And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.

³⁵But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.

³⁶And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace.

³⁷But Paul said to them, They have given us who are Romans a public whipping without judging us, and have put us in prison. Will they now send us out secretly? no, truly, let them come themselves and take us out.

³⁸And the police gave an account of these words to the authorities, and they were full of fear on hearing that they were Romans;