text: acts 16: 26+27? why did paul and the rest of the prisoners stay in the jail when the earthquake opened the doors?   paul didnt believe he was being held in prison for a just reason.   i dont get it. greetings,  if they left it would have meant the death of the guard. so they stayed to save his life. they were willing to sacrifice their own lives for the life of the guard. god ordered the doors opened and also put it in their hearts to stay. in doing this his justice was revealed and the guard came to realize through repentance that his name was written in the lambs book of life from the foundation of the world.  great question,  peace to you and your home,  bondservant