KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The jailer woke up and saw all the prison doors wide open. He immediately grabbed his sword and was about to end his own life, thinking all the prisoners had escaped.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes our worst fears aren't even real — but the panic feels just as intense.
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