And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God. (Acts 16:31-34 ESVST)
While they praise God, experience earthquakes, and gain freedom, they see the jailer in a prison of his own making about to end his meaningless life. They intervene, giving the jailer hope and a future, and he immediately brings this good news to his family who also respond.
I guess if Paul and Silas would have never healed that girl, gotten beaten, and thrown in jail, they would have missed the stage on which God wanted them to perform. The beating and jail time was the price of admission for them to be used by God to help the jailer and his family join the family.
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