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And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep then safely: who having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at midnight, Paul and Silas prayed and snog praises unto God; and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's hands were loosed. Then the jailer came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And he was baptized, he and all his straightway, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

And there sat in a window of the upper chamber where they were gathered together, a young man named Eutychus, who had fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sank down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft and was taken up dead. And Paul went down and fell on him, and embracing him, said. Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him. And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island came, and were healed.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout