16Paul went on also to Derbe and to Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer; but his father was a Greek.G1161G2658G1519G1191G2532G3082G2532G2400G5100G3101G2258G1563G3686G5095G5207G5100G1135G2453G4103G1161G3962G16722He was well spoken of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium.G3739G3140G5259G80G1722G3082G2532G24303Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him; and he took him and had him circumcised because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.G5126G2309G3972G1831G4862G846G2532G2983G4059G846G1223G2453G3588G5607G1722G1565G5117G1063G1492G537G3754G846G3962G5225G16724As they went from town to town, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.G1161G5613G1279G4172G3860G846G1378G5442G2919G5259G652G2532G4245G3588G1722G24195So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in numbers daily.G3303G3767G4732G1577G4732G4102G2532G4052G706G2250G25966They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.G1161G1330G5435G2532G5561G1054G2967G5259G40G4151G2980G3056G1722G7737When they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;G2064G2596G3465G3985G4198G2596G978G2532G4151G1439G846G37568so, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.G1161G3928G3465G2597G1519G51749During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."G2532G3705G3700G3972G1223G3571G2258G2476G5100G435G3110G3870G846G2532G3004G1224G1519G3109G997G225410When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.G1161G5613G1492G3705G2112G2212G1831G1519G3109G4822G3754G2962G4341G2248G2097G84611We set sail from Troas and took a straight course to Samothrace, the following day to Neapolis,G3767G321G575G5174G2113G1519G4543G5037G1966G1519G349612and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city for some days.G5037G1564G1519G5375G3748G2076G4413G4172G3310G3109G2862G1161G2258G1722G5026G4172G1304G5100G225013On the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and spoke to the women who had gathered there.G5037G4521G2250G1831G1854G4172G3844G4215G3757G4335G3543G1511G2532G2523G2980G1135G490514A certain woman named Lydia, a worshiper of God, was listening to us; she was from the city of Thyatira and a dealer in purple cloth. The Lord opened her heart to listen eagerly to what was said by Paul.G2532G5100G1135G3686G3070G4211G4172G2363G4576G2316G191G3739G2588G2962G1272G4337G2980G5259G397215When she and her household were baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come and stay at my home." And she prevailed upon us.G1161G5613G907G2532G846G3624G3870G3004G1487G2919G3165G1511G4103G2962G1525G1519G3450G3624G3306G2532G3849G224816One day, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners a great deal of money by fortune-telling.G1161G1096G2257G4198G1519G4335G5100G3814G2192G4151G4436G528G2254G3748G3930G846G2962G4183G2039G313217While she followed Paul and us, she would cry out, "These men are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation."G3778G2628G3972G2532G2254G2896G3004G3778G444G1526G1401G5310G2316G3748G2605G2254G3598G499118She kept doing this for many days. But Paul, very much annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I order you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came out that very hour.G1161G5124G4160G1909G4183G2250G1161G3972G1278G1994G2532G2036G4151G3853G4671G1722G3686G2424G5547G1831G575G846G2532G1831G846G561019But when her owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.G1161G846G2962G1492G3754G1680G846G2039G1831G1949G3972G2532G4609G1670G1519G58G1909G75820When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, "These men are disturbing our city; they are JewsG2532G4317G846G4755G2036G3778G444G5225G2453G1613G2257G417221and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to adopt or observe."G2532G2605G1485G3739G1832G3756G1832G2254G3858G3761G4160G5607G451422The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods.G2532G3793G4911G2596G846G2532G4755G4048G846G2440G2753G446323After they had given them a severe flogging, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to keep them securely.G5037G2007G4183G4127G846G906G1519G5438G3853G1200G5083G846G80624Following these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and fastened 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 an earthquake, so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened.G1161G869G1096G3173G4578G5620G2310G1201G4531G5037G3916G3956G2374G455G2532G3956G1199G44727When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, since he supposed that the prisoners had escaped.G1161G1200G1096G1853G2532G1492G5438G2374G455G4685G3162G3195G337G1438G3543G1198G162828But Paul shouted in a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here."G1161G3972G5455G3173G5456G3004G4238G4572G3367G2556G1063G2070G537G175929The jailer called for lights, and rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.G1161G154G5457G1530G2532G1096G1790G4363G3972G2532G460930Then he brought them outside and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"G2532G4254G846G1854G5346G2962G5101G1163G3165G4160G2443G498231They answered, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."G1161G2036G4100G1909G2962G2424G5547G2532G4771G4982G2532G4675G362432They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.G2532G2980G846G3056G2962G2532G3956G1722G846G361433At the same hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and his entire family were baptized without delay.G2532G3880G846G1722G1565G5610G3571G3068G575G4127G2532G907G846G2532G3956G846G391634He brought them up into the house and set food before them; and he and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God.G5037G321G846G1519G3624G3908G5132G3908G2532G21G4100G2316G3832G846G383235When morning came, the magistrates sent the police, saying, "Let those men go."G1161G1096G2250G4755G649G4465G3004G630G1565G444G63036And the jailer reported the message to Paul, saying, "The magistrates sent word to let you go; therefore come out now and go in peace."G1161G1200G518G5128G3056G4314G3972G3754G4755G649G2443G630G3568G3767G1831G4198G1722G151537But Paul replied, "They have beaten us in public, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and now are they going to discharge us in secret? Certainly not! Let them come and take us out themselves."G1161G3972G5346G4314G846G1194G2248G1219G178G5225G4514G444G906G1519G5438G2532G3568G1544G2248G1544G2977G3756G1063G235G2064G846G1806G2248G180638The police reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens;G1161G4465G312G5023G4487G4755G2532G5399G191G3754G1526G451439so they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and asked them to leave the city.G2532G2064G3870G846G2532G1806G2065G1831G417240After leaving the prison they went to Lydia's home; and when they had seen and encouraged the brothers and sisters there, they departed.G1161G1831G1537G5438G1525G1519G3070G2532G1492G80G3870G846G2532G1831