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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.G1161G2658G1519G1191G2532G3082G2532G2400G5100G3101G2258G1563G3686G5095G5207G5100G1135G2453G4103G1161G3962G1672 2He was well spoken of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium.G3739G3140G5259G80G1722G3082G2532G2430 3Paul 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.G5126G2309G3972G1831G4862G846G2532G2983G4059G846G1223G2453G3588G5607G1722G1565G5117G1063G1492G537G3754G846G3962G5225G1672 4As 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.G1161G5613G1279G4172G3860G846G1378G5442G2919G5259G652G2532G4245G3588G1722G2419 5So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in numbers daily.G3303G3767G4732G1577G4732G4102G2532G4052G706G2250G2596 6They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.G1161G1330G5435G2532G5561G1054G2967G5259G40G4151G2980G3056G1722G773 7When they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;G2064G2596G3465G3985G4198G2596G978G2532G4151G1439G846G3756 8so, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.G1161G3928G3465G2597G1519G5174 9During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."G2532G3705G3700G3972G1223G3571G2258G2476G5100G435G3110G3870G846G2532G3004G1224G1519G3109G997G2254 10When 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.G1161G5613G1492G3705G2112G2212G1831G1519G3109G4822G3754G2962G4341G2248G2097G846 11We set sail from Troas and took a straight course to Samothrace, the following day to Neapolis,G3767G321G575G5174G2113G1519G4543G5037G1966G1519G3496 12and 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.G5037G1564G1519G5375G3748G2076G4413G4172G3310G3109G2862G1161G2258G1722G5026G4172G1304G5100G2250 13On 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.G5037G4521G2250G1831G1854G4172G3844G4215G3757G4335G3543G1511G2532G2523G2980G1135G4905 14A 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.G2532G5100G1135G3686G3070G4211G4172G2363G4576G2316G191G3739G2588G2962G1272G4337G2980G5259G3972 15When 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.G1161G5613G907G2532G846G3624G3870G3004G1487G2919G3165G1511G4103G2962G1525G1519G3450G3624G3306G2532G3849G2248 16One 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.G1161G1096G2257G4198G1519G4335G5100G3814G2192G4151G4436G528G2254G3748G3930G846G2962G4183G2039G3132 17While 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."G3778G2628G3972G2532G2254G2896G3004G3778G444G1526G1401G5310G2316G3748G2605G2254G3598G4991 18She 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.G1161G5124G4160G1909G4183G2250G1161G3972G1278G1994G2532G2036G4151G3853G4671G1722G3686G2424G5547G1831G575G846G2532G1831G846G5610 19But 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.G1161G846G2962G1492G3754G1680G846G2039G1831G1949G3972G2532G4609G1670G1519G58G1909G758 20When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, "These men are disturbing our city; they are JewsG2532G4317G846G4755G2036G3778G444G5225G2453G1613G2257G4172 21and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to adopt or observe."G2532G2605G1485G3739G1832G3756G1832G2254G3858G3761G4160G5607G4514 22The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods.G2532G3793G4911G2596G846G2532G4755G4048G846G2440G2753G4463 23After they had given them a severe flogging, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to keep them securely.G5037G2007G4183G4127G846G906G1519G5438G3853G1200G5083G846G806 24Following these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.G3739G2983G5108G3852G906G846G1519G2082G5438G2532G805G846G4228G805G1519G3586 25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.G1161G2596G3317G3972G2532G4609G4336G5214G2316G1161G1198G1874G846 26Suddenly 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.G1161G869G1096G3173G4578G5620G2310G1201G4531G5037G3916G3956G2374G455G2532G3956G1199G447 27When 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.G1161G1200G1096G1853G2532G1492G5438G2374G455G4685G3162G3195G337G1438G3543G1198G1628 28But Paul shouted in a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here."G1161G3972G5455G3173G5456G3004G4238G4572G3367G2556G1063G2070G537G1759 29The jailer called for lights, and rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.G1161G154G5457G1530G2532G1096G1790G4363G3972G2532G4609 30Then he brought them outside and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"G2532G4254G846G1854G5346G2962G5101G1163G3165G4160G2443G4982 31They answered, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."G1161G2036G4100G1909G2962G2424G5547G2532G4771G4982G2532G4675G3624 32They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.G2532G2980G846G3056G2962G2532G3956G1722G846G3614 33At the same hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and his entire family were baptized without delay.G2532G3880G846G1722G1565G5610G3571G3068G575G4127G2532G907G846G2532G3956G846G3916 34He 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.G5037G321G846G1519G3624G3908G5132G3908G2532G21G4100G2316G3832G846G3832 35When morning came, the magistrates sent the police, saying, "Let those men go."G1161G1096G2250G4755G649G4465G3004G630G1565G444G630 36And the jailer reported the message to Paul, saying, "The magistrates sent word to let you go; therefore come out now and go in peace."G1161G1200G518G5128G3056G4314G3972G3754G4755G649G2443G630G3568G3767G1831G4198G1722G1515 37But 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."G1161G3972G5346G4314G846G1194G2248G1219G178G5225G4514G444G906G1519G5438G2532G3568G1544G2248G1544G2977G3756G1063G235G2064G846G1806G2248G1806 38The police reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens;G1161G4465G312G5023G4487G4755G2532G5399G191G3754G1526G4514 39so they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and asked them to leave the city.G2532G2064G3870G846G2532G1806G2065G1831G4172 40After leaving the prison they went to Lydia's home; and when they had seen and encouraged the brothers and sisters there, they departed.G1161G1831G1537G5438G1525G1519G3070G2532G1492G80G3870G846G2532G1831


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