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ACTS ยท Chapter 16
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:
16:2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra
and Iconium.
16:3 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.
16:4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees
in order to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were
at Jerusalem.
16:5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased
in number daily.
16:6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia,
and were forbidden of the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia,
16:7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia:
but the Spirit suffered them not.
16:8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
16:9 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.
16:10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured
to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us in
order to preach the gospel unto them.
16:11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course
to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
16:12 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.
16:13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where
prayer was known to be made; and we sat down, and spoke unto the women
which resorted thither.
16:14 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.
16:15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us,
saying, If all of you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into
my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
16:16 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:
16:17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are
the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation.
16:18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and
said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ
to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
16:19 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,
16:20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being
Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
16:21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither
to observe, being Romans.
16:22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates
rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
16:23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them
into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
16:24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner
prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto
God: and the prisoners heard them.
16:26 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.
16:27 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.
16:28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm:
for we are all here.
16:29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling,
and fell down before Paul and Silas,
16:30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall
be saved, and your house.
16:32 And they spoke unto him the word of the Lord, and
to all that were in his house.
16:33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their
stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately.
16:34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set food before
them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
16:35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying,
Let those men go.
16:36 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.
16:37 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
privately? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
16:38 And the sergeants told these words unto the magistrates:
and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
16:39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired
them to depart out of the city.
16:40 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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