But in the night the angel of the Lord threw open the jail doors and let them out, and said to them,

reported, "We found the prison safely locked and the keepers on duty at the doors, but on opening the doors we found no one on the inside."

suddenly there was an earthquake so great that it shook the very foundations of the jail, the doors all flew open, and every prisoner's chains were unfastened.

When the jailer awoke and saw that the jail doors were open, he drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself, because he thought that the prisoners had escaped.

and on recognizing Peter's voice, in her joy she failed to open the door but ran and told them that Peter was standing at the door.