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And, at midnight, Paul and Silas, being at prayer, began singing praise unto God; and the prisoners unto them, did hearken.

And, suddenly, a great earthquake took place, - so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and all the doors were instantlyset open, and the bonds of all were unfastened.

And, the prison-keeper, being wakened and seeing that the doors of the prison had been opened, drawing his sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to have fled.

But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying - By no means, do thyself harm, for we are, one and all, here.

And, asking for a light, he sprang in, and becoming, agitated, fell down unto Paul and Silas,

and, leading them forth outside, said - Sirs! what must I be doing, that I may be saved?

And, they, said - Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou, and thy house.

And they spake unto him the word of God, with all who were in his house.

And, taking them with him, in that hour of the night, he bathed them from their stripes, and was immersed, he, and his, one and all, on the spot;

and, leading them up into his house, he set near a table, - and exulted, having, with all his house, believed in God.