Acts 16:27

"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"Roused out of sleep" The Jailer had not been kept awake by the singing and prayers of Paul and Silas. "It is noted that neither the groans nor singing hymns had kept the jailer from sleeping" (Boles p. 263). "Drew his sword" "Sometimes the word speaks of. large knife. Other times it speaks of. small, curved, and at times double-edged sword" (Reese p. 587). "Was about to kill himself" It was customary to hold the jailer 100% responsible for the safe keeping of his prisoners. If he allowed them to escape, he would suffer the punishment that had been decreed for his prisoners (Acts 12:18). "It was. very common thing, even considered to be an honorable thing, among the Greeks and Romans, for. man to commit suicide when he was encompassed with dangers from which he seemed to be unable to escape" (Reese p. 588). "Supposing" Seeing the doors opened (Acts 16:27).