The story
Paul and his friend Silas were telling people about Jesus in the city of Philippi. Some angry men grabbed them and dragged them to the city leaders.
The leaders had Paul and Silas thrown into jail. The jailer locked their feet in heavy wooden blocks, deep inside the dark prison.
Were Paul and Silas grumpy? No! At midnight they prayed and sang songs to God. The other prisoners were listening.
Suddenly, rumble, rumble! A big earthquake shook the jail. All the doors flew open, and everyone’s chains fell off! But nobody ran away.
The jailer woke up and was very scared. Paul called out, “Don’t be afraid! We are all here!” The jailer fell down before them. “What must I do to be saved?”
“Believe in the Lord Jesus,” they said. That night the jailer washed their hurts and fed them. He and his whole family believed and were baptized.
