Book of Common Prayer

²⁵ At midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and lauding God, and the prisoners heard them. ²⁶ And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken. And immediately all the doors opened, and every man’s bonds were loosed. ²⁷ When the keeper of the prison awoke out of his sleep and saw the prison doors open, he drew out his sword and would have killed himself, supposing the prisoners had escaped. ²⁸ But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm, for we are all here!

²⁹ Then he called for a light and rushed in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, ³⁰ and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? ³¹ And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, and your household. ³² And they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. ³³ And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds, and was baptized with all who belonged to him straightaway. ³⁴ When he had brought Paul and Silas into his house, he set food before them, and rejoiced that he with all his household believed on God.

³⁵ And when it was day, the magistrates sent their officers, saying, Let those men go. ³⁶ The keeper of the prison told this to Paul, saying, The magistrates have sent word to release you; now therefore take your leave, and go in peace.

³⁷ Then Paul said to them, They have beaten us openly, without a trial, for all that we are Romans, and have cast us into prison. And now would they send us away quietly? No, not so, but let them come themselves and get us out.

³⁸ When the officers told these words to the magistrates, they feared, hearing that Paul and Silas were Romans, ³⁹ and came and entreated them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city. ⁴⁰ And they went out of the prison and entered into the house of Lydia. And when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them and departed.

²⁷ Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, deliver me from this hour? But for this cause I have come to this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify your name. 

Then there came a voice from heaven:  I have glorified it, and will glorify it again. ²⁹ Then the people that stood by and heard said, It thundered!  Others said an angel spoke to him. 

³⁰ Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. ³¹ Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out. ³² And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples unto me.

³³ This Jesus said signifying what death he would die.

³⁴ The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ endures forever, so how do you say then that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is that Son of man?

³⁵ Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while you have light, lest the darkness come on you. He who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. ³⁶ While you have light, believe on the light, so that you may be the children of the light.

These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and hid himself from them.