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

“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing in front of the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”

Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the jail were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains came loose.

When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison open, he drew his sword and was going to kill himself, since he thought the prisoners had escaped.