Acts 16:23-27

²³And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

²⁴On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

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

²⁶Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.

²⁷When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.

— Acts 16:23-27

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Cross References for Acts 16:23-27

• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
• Psalm 119:62
• James 1:2
• 1 Peter 1:6-8
• Romans 5:3
• Philippians 4:4-7
• Psalm 77:6
• Hebrews 5:7
• Colossians 3:15-17
• Matthew 5:10-11

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