Acts 16:27

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Summary

And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

The keeper

Acts 16:23

He drew

Matthew 27:5

General references

Genesis 8:16

Lamentations 3:55

Acts 5:18

Bible References

The keeper

And having laid many blows upon them, they cast them into prison, having ordered the jailor to guard them securely,

He drew

Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, A woman killed him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

Then Saul said to his armor bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armor bearer would not, for he was very afraid. Therefore Saul took his s

And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and got home to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself. And he died, and was buried in the sepulcher of his father.

And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire,

And having cast down the silver pieces in the temple, he departed, and after going away, he hanged himself.

General references

Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.

I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the lowest dungeon.

And they threw their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison.