Thematic Bible: Responsible for the prisoners

After beating them severely, they threw them in jail and ordered the jailor to have them securely guarded. Verse ConceptsGuardsPunishment, Legal Aspects Of

The jailor, who was awakened from sleep [by the commotion] saw the jail doors open so drew his [short] sword and prepared to kill himself, assuming that all the prisoners had escaped. [Note: He would have faced a humiliating execution himself if he had allowed capital offense criminals to escape. With that prospect in view, it was considered honorable by the Romans for a person to commit suicide]. Verse ConceptsSuicideSwordsEscaping From Peoplejail