26. and suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, opened also presently were all the doors, and of all--the bands were loosed;
27. and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,
28. and Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, `Thou mayest not do thyself any harm, for we are all here.'
29. And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,
30. and having brought them forth, said, `Sirs, what must I do--that I may be saved?'
31. and they said, `Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved--thou and thy house;'
32. and they spake to him the word of the Lord, and to all those in his household;
33. and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe [them] from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently,
34. having brought them also into his house, he set food before [them], and was glad with all the household, he having believed in God.
35. And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, `Let those men go;'
36. and the jailor told these words unto Paul--`The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now, therefore, having gone forth go on in peace;'
37. and Paul said to them, `Having beaten us publicly uncondemned--men, Romans being-- they did cast [us] to prison, and now privately do they cast us forth! why no! but having come themselves, let them bring us forth.'
38. And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,
39. and having come, they besought them, and having brought [them] forth, they were asking [them] to go forth from the city;