<p>16:27 <i>And the jailor, being roused out of sleep and seeing the<em> prison doors open</em></i>- More language appropriate to the saving work of Jesus in opening the prison doors.</p><p><em>Drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped</em>- If prisoners escaped during an earthquake, it wasn't a foregone conclusion that the jailor would therefore be executed for negligence of duty. He had a fair chance of survival. We are therefore left with the impression that this man was perhaps very proud, or committed to his job to the point that he was his career and his career was him, with his family meaning little to him; or perhaps just overly emotional; or maybe new to the job and reacting poorly in a crisis. We meet all these types of people in life, and tend to assume they would not be good candidates for the Gospel. But this man was.</p>