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

saying, "The jail we found quite safely locked, and the warders were on guard at the doors, but upon going in we found no one there."

when suddenly there was such a violent shock of earthquake that the prison shook to its foundations. Instantly the doors all flew open, and the chains fell off from every prisoner.

Starting up from sleep and seeing the doors of the jail wide open, the jailer drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.