Acts 16:27 - Easy To Read Version

The jailer woke up. He saw that the jail doors were open. He thought that the prisoners had already escaped. So the jailer got his sword and was ready to kill himself. {\cf2\super [339]}

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

When the jailer, startled out of his sleep, saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself, because he supposed that the prisoners had escaped.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the jailor, 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.

Common English Bible

When the jailer awoke and saw the open doors of the prison, he thought the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword and was about to kill himself.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then the prison guard, having been jarred awake, and seeing the doors of the prison open, drew his sword and intended to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Acts 16:27 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 17:23

Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not accept his advice. Ahithophel put a saddle on his donkey and went back to his home town. He made plans for his family and then he hanged himself. After Ahithophel died, the people buried him in his father’s tomb. [101]

1 Kings 16:18

Zimri saw that the city had been captured. So he went into the palace [188] and started a fire. He burned the palace and himself.

Matthew 27:5

So Judas threw the money into the temple. {\cf2\super [422]} Then Judas left that place and hanged himself.

Acts 12:19

Herod {\cf2\super [239]} looked everywhere for Peter but could not find him. So Herod questioned the guards. Then he ordered that the guards be killed.

Acts 16:28

But Paul shouted, “Don’t hurt yourself! We are all here!”

Acts 16:36

The jailer said to Paul, “The leaders have sent these soldiers to let you go free. You can leave now. Go in peace.”

Judges 9:54

Abimelech quickly said to the servant that carried his weapons, “Take out your sword and kill me. I want you to kill me so that people won’t say, ‘A woman killed Abimelech.’” So the servant stabbed Abimelech with his sword, and Abimelech died.