But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, and brought them out, and said,

"We found the prison securely locked, and the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside."

and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened.

When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.