Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

“We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.

When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin – that is, the whole high council of the Israelites – and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.