Acts 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 for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at ![]() |
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 ![]() |
16:7 | After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the ![]() |
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 for to preach the gospel unto them. |
16:11 | Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next ![]() |
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 ![]() |
16:13 | 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]. |
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 ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my ![]() |
16:16 | And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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, ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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' 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 ![]() |
16:28 | But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, ![]() |
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 ![]() |
16:31 | And they said, Believe on the Lord ![]() ![]() |
16:32 | And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his ![]() |
16:33 | And he took them the same ![]() |
16:34 | And when he had brought them into his ![]() ![]() ![]() |
16:35 | And when it was ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() |
16:38 | And the serjeants 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 ![]() |