Acts 16:27

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

BSB

When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.

WEB

The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

YLT

and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,

F.O.G Original

(27) Now awaking, the jailer saw the prison doors opened and drew his sword, about to kill himself, thinking the prisoners had escaped.

F.O.G

(27) Now awaking, the jailer saw the prison doors opened and drew his sword, about to kill himself, thinking the prisoners had escaped.

F.O.G MSG

²⁷The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.ᵍ

Footnotes:

²⁷ᵍ Suicide threat: Roman law held jailers responsible for escaped prisoners with their own lives, making the jailer’s reaction understandable.