 to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself. But Paul shouted to him, stop, don't kill yourself, we're all here. And the jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. And it was customary in those days and in that time, if you were entrusted with guarding prisoners and if the prisoners escaped, they killed you. That's what they did.