Verse 27
Acts 16:27
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
27
And the jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew a sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
Original Language Text
greek
ἔξυπνος δὲ γενόμενος ὁ δεσμοφύλαξ καὶ ἰδὼν ἀνεῳγμένας τὰς θύρας τῆς φυλακῆς σπασάμενος ⸀τὴν μάχαιραν ἤμελλεν ἑαυτὸν ἀναιρεῖν, νομίζων ἐκπεφευγέναι τοὺς δεσμίους.
English Translation
And when the jailer became alert and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.
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