23 When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding (A)the jailer to guard them securely; 24 [a]and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in (B)the [b]stocks.

25 Now about midnight (C)Paul and Silas were praying and (D)singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; 26 and suddenly (E)there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately (F)all the doors were opened, and everyone’s (G)chains were unfastened.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:24 Lit who
  2. Acts 16:24 Lit wood

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