16:1 Paul
came
also
to
Derbe
and
to
Lystra.
A
disciple
was
there,
named
Timothy,
the
son
of
a
Jewish
woman
who
was
a
believer,
but
his
father
was
a
Greek.
16:2 He
was
well
spoken
of
by
the
brothers
at
Lystra
and
Iconium.
16:3 Paul
wanted
Timothy
to
accompany
him,
and
he
took
him
and
circumcised
him
because
of
the
Jews
who
were
in
those
places,
for
they
all
knew
that
his
father
was
a
Greek.
16:4 As
they
went
on
their
way
through
the
cities,
they
delivered
to
them
for
observance
the
decisions
that
had
been
reached
by
the
apostles
and
elders
who
were
in
Jerusalem.
16:5 So
the
churches
were
strengthened
in
the
faith,
and
they
increased
in
numbers
daily.
16:6 And
they
went
through
the
region
of
Phrygia
and
Galatia,
having
been
forbidden
by
the
Holy
Spirit
to
speak
the
word
in
Asia.
16:7 And
when
they
had
come
up
to
Mysia,
they
attempted
to
go
into
Bithynia,
but
the
Spirit
of
Jesus
did
not
allow
them.
16:8 So,
passing
by
Mysia,
they
went
down
to
Troas.
16:9 And
a
vision
appeared
to
Paul
in
the
night:
a
man
of
Macedonia
was
standing
there,
urging
him
and
saying,
"Come
over
to
Macedonia
and
help
us."
16:10 And
when
Paul
had
seen
the
vision,
immediately
we
sought
to
go
on
into
Macedonia,
concluding
that
God
had
called
us
to
preach
the
gospel
to
them.
16:11 So,
setting
sail
from
Troas,
we
made
a
direct
voyage
to
Samothrace,
and
the
following
day
to
Neapolis,
16:12 and
from
there
to
Philippi,
which
is
a
leading
city
of
the
district
of
Macedonia
and
a
Roman
colony.
We
remained
in
this
city
some
days.
16:13 And
on
the
Sabbath
day
we
went
outside
the
gate
to
the
riverside,
where
we
supposed
there
was
a
place
of
prayer,
and
we
sat
down
and
spoke
to
the
women
who
had
come
together.
16:14 One
who
heard
us
was
a
woman
named
Lydia,
from
the
city
of
Thyatira,
a
seller
of
purple
goods,
who
was
a
worshiper
of
God.
The
Lord
opened
her
heart
to
pay
attention
to
what
was
said
by
Paul.
16:15 And
after
she
was
baptized,
and
her
household
as
well,
she
urged
us,
saying,
"If
you
have
judged
me
to
be
faithful
to
the
Lord,
come
to
my
house
and
stay."
And
she
prevailed
upon
us.
16:16 As
we
were
going
to
the
place
of
prayer,
we
were
met
by
a
slave
girl
who
had
a
spirit
of
divination
and
brought
her
owners
much
gain
by
fortune-telling.
16:17 She
followed
Paul
and
us,
crying
out,
"These
men
are
servants
of
the
Most
High
God,
who
proclaim
to
you
the
way
of
salvation."
16:18 And
this
she
kept
doing
for
many
days.
Paul,
having
become
greatly
annoyed,
turned
and
said
to
the
spirit,
"I
command
you
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ
to
come
out
of
her."
And
it
came
out
that
very
hour.
16:19 But
when
her
owners
saw
that
their
hope
of
gain
was
gone,
they
seized
Paul
and
Silas
and
dragged
them
into
the
marketplace
before
the
rulers.
16:20 And
when
they
had
brought
them
to
the
magistrates,
they
said,
"These
men
are
Jews,
and
they
are
disturbing
our
city.
16:21 They
advocate
customs
that
are
not
lawful
for
us
as
Romans
to
accept
or
practice."
16:22 The
crowd
joined
in
attacking
them,
and
the
magistrates
tore
the
garments
off
them
and
gave
orders
to
beat
them
with
rods.
16:23 And
when
they
had
inflicted
many
blows
upon
them,
they
threw
them
into
prison,
ordering
the
jailer
to
keep
them
safely.
16:24 Having
received
this
order,
he
put
them
into
the
inner
prison
and
fastened
their
feet
in
the
stocks.
16:25 About
midnight
Paul
and
Silas
were
praying
and
singing
hymns
to
God,
and
the
prisoners
were
listening
to
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
everyone's
bonds
were
unfastened.
16:27 When
the
jailer
woke
and
saw
that
the
prison
doors
were
open,
he
drew
his
sword
and
was
about
to
kill
himself,
supposing
that
the
prisoners
had
escaped.
16:28 But
Paul
cried
with
a
loud
voice,
"Do
not
harm
yourself,
for
we
are
all
here."
16:29 And
the
jailer
called
for
lights
and
rushed
in,
and
trembling
with
fear
he
fell
down
before
Paul
and
Silas.
16:30 Then
he
brought
them
out
and
said,
"Sirs,
what
must
I
do
to
be
saved"
16:31 And
they
said,
"Believe
in
the
Lord
Jesus,
and
you
will
be
saved,
you
and
your
household."
16:32 And
they
spoke
the
word
of
the
Lord
to
him
and
to
all
who
were
in
his
house.
16:33 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.
16:34 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.
16:35 But
when
it
was
day,
the
magistrates
sent
the
police,
saying,
"Let
those
men
go."
16:36 And
the
jailer
reported
these
words
to
Paul,
saying,
"The
magistrates
have
sent
to
let
you
go.
Therefore
come
out
now
and
go
in
peace."
16:37 But
Paul
said
to
them,
"They
have
beaten
us
publicly,
uncondemned,
men
who
are
Roman
citizens,
and
have
thrown
us
into
prison;
and
do
they
now
throw
us
out
secretly
No!
Let
them
come
themselves
and
take
us
out."
16:38 The
police
reported
these
words
to
the
magistrates,
and
they
were
afraid
when
they
heard
that
they
were
Roman
citizens.
16:39 So
they
came
and
apologized
to
them.
And
they
took
them
out
and
asked
them
to
leave
the
city.
16:40 So
they
went
out
of
the
prison
and
visited
Lydia.
And
when
they
had
seen
the
brothers,
they
encouraged
them
and
departed.