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Acts 16
1 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a
certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son
of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed;
but his father was a Greek:
2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that
were at Lystra and Iconium.
3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took
and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in
those quarters: for they knew all that his father was
a Greek.
4 And as they went through the cities, they
delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were
ordained of the apostles and elders which were at
Jerusalem.
5 And so were the churches established in the faith,
and increased in number daily.
6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the
region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy
Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go
into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There
stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying,
Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we
endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering
that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel
unto them.
11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a
straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to
Neapolis;
12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief
city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we
were in that city abiding certain days.
13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a
river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we
sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted
thither.
14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of
purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped
God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she
attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she
besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be
faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide
there. And she constrained us.
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a
certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination
met us, which brought her masters much gain by
soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying,
These men are the servants of the most high God,
which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being
grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command
thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.
And he came out the same hour.
19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their
gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew
them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These
men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to
receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
22 And the multitude rose up together against them:
and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and
commanded to beat them.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them,
they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to
keep them safely:
24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them
into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in
the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang
praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that
the foundations of the prison were shaken: and
immediately all the doors were opened, and every
one's bands were loosed.
27 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.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do
thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and
came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I
do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and
to all that were in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and
washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all
his, straightway.
34 And when he had brought them into his house, he
set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God
with all his house.
35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the
serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to
Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now
therefore depart, and go in peace.
37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us
openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us
into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily?
nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us
out.
38 And the serjeants told these words unto the
magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that
they were Romans.
39 And they came and besought them, and brought them
out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into
the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the
brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
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