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

After striking them many times [with the rods], they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely.

He drew

Then he called quickly to the young man who was his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so that it will not be said of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So the young man pierced him through, and he died.

Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised [Philistines] will come and pierce me through and abuse and mock me.” But his armor bearer would not, because he was terrified [of doing such a thing]. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out and went to his home, to his city. Then he put his household in order, and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.

When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the fortress of the king’s palace; and while inside, he set fire to the king’s palace and died,

And throwing the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary, he left; and went away and hanged himself.

General references

“Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives with you.

I called on Your name, O Lord,
Out of the lowest pit.

They arrested the apostles and put them in a public jail.