16Then he went on to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman, but his father was a Greek.G1161G2658G1519G1191G2532G3082G2532G2400G5100G3101G2258G1563G3686G5095G5207G5100G1135G2453G4103G1161G3962G16722The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke highly of him.G3739G3140G5259G80G1722G3082G2532G24303Paul wanted Timothy to go with him, so he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, since they all knew that his father was a Greek.G5126G2309G3972G1831G4862G846G2532G2983G4059G846G1223G2453G3588G5607G1722G1565G5117G1063G1492G537G3754G846G3962G5225G16724As they traveled through the towns, they delivered to them the decisions reached by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.G1161G5613G1279G4172G3860G846G1378G5442G2919G5259G652G2532G4245G3588G1722G24195So the churches were strengthened in the faith and were increased in number daily.G3303G3767G4732G1577G4732G4102G2532G4052G706G2250G25966They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia and were prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in the province of Asia.G1161G1330G5435G2532G5561G1054G2967G5259G40G4151G2980G3056G1722G7737When they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.G2064G2596G3465G3985G4198G2596G978G2532G4151G1439G846G37568So, bypassing Mysia, they came down to Troas.G1161G3928G3465G2597G1519G51749During the night a vision appeared to Paul: a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, "Cross over to Macedonia and help us!"G2532G3705G3700G3972G1223G3571G2258G2476G5100G435G3110G3870G846G2532G3004G1224G1519G3109G997G225410After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them.G1161G5613G1492G3705G2112G2212G1831G1519G3109G4822G3754G2962G4341G2248G2097G84611Then, setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,G3767G321G575G5174G2113G1519G4543G5037G1966G1519G349612and from there to Philippi, a Roman colony, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia. We stayed in that city for a number of days.G5037G1564G1519G5375G3748G2076G4413G4172G3310G3109G2862G1161G2258G1722G5026G4172G1304G5100G225013On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate by the river, where we thought there was a place of prayer. We sat down and spoke to the women gathered there.G5037G4521G2250G1831G1854G4172G3844G4215G3757G4335G3543G1511G2532G2523G2980G1135G490514A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was spoken by Paul.G2532G5100G1135G3686G3070G4211G4172G2363G4576G2316G191G3739G2588G2962G1272G4337G2980G5259G397215After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, "If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us.G1161G5613G907G2532G846G3624G3870G3004G1487G2919G3165G1511G4103G2962G1525G1519G3450G3624G3306G2532G3849G224816Once, as we were on our way to prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit of prediction and made a large profit for her owners by fortune-telling.G1161G1096G2257G4198G1519G4335G5100G3814G2192G4151G4436G528G2254G3748G3930G846G2962G4183G2039G313217As she followed Paul and us she cried out, "These men are the slaves of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation."G3778G2628G3972G2532G2254G2896G3004G3778G444G1526G1401G5310G2316G3748G2605G2254G3598G499118And she did this for many days. But Paul was greatly aggravated, and turning to the spirit, said, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out right away.G1161G5124G4160G1909G4183G2250G1161G3972G1278G1994G2532G2036G4151G3853G4671G1722G3686G2424G5547G1831G575G846G2532G1831G846G561019When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.G1161G846G2962G1492G3754G1680G846G2039G1831G1949G3972G2532G4609G1670G1519G58G1909G75820And bringing them before the chief magistrates, they said, "These men are seriously disturbing our city. They are Jews,G2532G4317G846G4755G2036G3778G444G5225G2453G1613G2257G417221and are promoting customs that are not legal for us as Romans to adopt or practice."G2532G2605G1485G3739G1832G3756G1832G2254G3858G3761G4160G5607G451422Then the mob joined in the attack against them, and the chief magistrates stripped off their clothes and ordered them to be beaten with rods.G2532G3793G4911G2596G846G2532G4755G4048G846G2440G2753G446323After they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them in jail, ordering the jailer to keep them securely guarded.G5037G2007G4183G4127G846G906G1519G5438G3853G1200G5083G846G80624Receiving such an order, he put them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.G3739G2983G5108G3852G906G846G1519G2082G5438G2532G805G846G4228G805G1519G358625About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.G1161G2596G3317G3972G2532G4609G4336G5214G2316G1161G1198G1874G84626Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the jail were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's chains came loose.G1161G869G1096G3173G4578G5620G2310G1201G4531G5037G3916G3956G2374G455G2532G3956G1199G44727When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison open, he drew his sword and was going to kill himself, since he thought the prisoners had escaped.G1161G1200G1096G1853G2532G1492G5438G2374G455G4685G3162G3195G337G1438G3543G1198G162828But Paul called out in a loud voice, "Don't harm yourself, because all of us are here!"G1161G3972G5455G3173G5456G3004G4238G4572G3367G2556G1063G2070G537G175929Then the jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.G1161G154G5457G1530G2532G1096G1790G4363G3972G2532G460930Then he escorted them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"G2532G4254G846G1854G5346G2962G5101G1163G3165G4160G2443G498231So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved— you and your household."G1161G2036G4100G1909G2962G2424G5547G2532G4771G4982G2532G4675G362432Then they spoke the message of the Lord to him along with everyone in his house.G2532G2980G846G3056G2962G2532G3956G1722G846G361433He took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds. Right away he and all his family were baptized.G2532G3880G846G1722G1565G5610G3571G3068G575G4127G2532G907G846G2532G3956G846G391634He brought them up into his house, set a meal before them, and rejoiced because he had believed God with his entire household.G5037G321G846G1519G3624G3908G5132G3908G2532G21G4100G2316G3832G846G383235When daylight came, the chief magistrates sent the police to say, "Release those men!"G1161G1096G2250G4755G649G4465G3004G630G1565G444G63036The jailer reported these words to Paul: "The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. So come out now and go in peace."G1161G1200G518G5128G3056G4314G3972G3754G4755G649G2443G630G3568G3767G1831G4198G1722G151537But Paul said to them, "They beat us in public without a trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail. And now are they going to smuggle us out secretly? Certainly not! On the contrary, let them come themselves and escort us out!"G1161G3972G5346G4314G846G1194G2248G1219G178G5225G4514G444G906G1519G5438G2532G3568G1544G2248G1544G2977G3756G1063G235G2064G846G1806G2248G180638Then the police reported these words to the magistrates. And they were afraid when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.G1161G4465G312G5023G4487G4755G2532G5399G191G3754G1526G451439So they came and apologized to them, and escorting them out, they urged them to leave town.G2532G2064G3870G846G2532G1806G2065G1831G417240After leaving the jail, they came to Lydia's house where they saw and encouraged the brothers, and departed.G1161G1831G1537G5438G1525G1519G3070G2532G1492G80G3870G846G2532G1831