16Paul also went to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish wife whose husband was a Greek.G1161G2658G1519G1191G2532G3082G2532G2400G5100G3101G2258G1563G3686G5095G5207G5100G1135G2453G4103G1161G3962G16722Timothy was highly regarded by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.G3739G3140G5259G80G1722G3082G2532G24303Paul wanted this man to go with him, so he took him and had him circumcised because of the Jews who lived in that region, because everyone knew that Timothy's father was a Greek.G5126G2309G3972G1831G4862G846G2532G2983G4059G846G1223G2453G3588G5607G1722G1565G5117G1063G1492G537G3754G846G3962G5225G16724As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for them to obey.G1161G5613G1279G4172G3860G846G1378G5442G2919G5259G652G2532G4245G3588G1722G24195So the churches continued to be strengthened in the faith and to increase in numbers every day.4G3303G3767G4732G1577G4732G4102G2532G4052G706G2250G25966Because they had been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia, Paul and Timothy went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.G1161G1330G5435G2532G5561G1054G2967G5259G40G4151G2980G3056G1722G7737They went as far as Mysia and tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them,G2064G2596G3465G3985G4198G2596G978G2532G4151G1439G846G37568so they bypassed Mysia and went down to Troas.G1161G3928G3465G2597G1519G51749During the night Paul had a vision. A man from Macedonia was standing there and pleading with him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"G2532G3705G3700G3972G1223G3571G2258G2476G5100G435G3110G3870G846G2532G3004G1224G1519G3109G997G225410As soon as he had seen the vision, we immediately looked for a way to go to Macedonia, because we were convinced that God had called us to tell the people there the good news.9G1161G5613G1492G3705G2112G2212G1831G1519G3109G4822G3754G2962G4341G2248G2097G84611Sailing from Troas, we went straight to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,G3767G321G575G5174G2113G1519G4543G5037G1966G1519G349612and from there to Philippi, an important city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We were in this city for several days.G5037G1564G1519G5375G3748G2076G4413G4172G3310G3109G2862G1161G2258G1722G5026G4172G1304G5100G225013On the Sabbath day we went out the city gate and walked along the river, where we thought there was a place of prayer. We sat down and began talking to the women who had gathered there.G5037G4521G2250G1831G1854G4172G3844G4215G3757G4335G3543G1511G2532G2523G2980G1135G490514A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple goods, was listening to us. She was a worshiper of God, and the Lord opened her heart to listen carefully to what was being said by Paul.G2532G5100G1135G3686G3070G4211G4172G2363G4576G2316G191G3739G2588G2962G1272G4337G2980G5259G397215When she and her family were baptized, she urged us, "If you are convinced that I am a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home." And she continued to insist that we do so.G1161G5613G907G2532G846G3624G3870G3004G1487G2919G3165G1511G4103G2962G1525G1519G3450G3624G3306G2532G3849G224816Once, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit of fortune-telling and who had brought her owners a great deal of money by predicting the future.G1161G1096G2257G4198G1519G4335G5100G3814G2192G4151G4436G528G2254G3748G3930G846G2962G4183G2039G313217She would follow Paul and us and shout, "These men are servants of the Most High God and are proclaiming to you a way of salvation!"G3778G2628G3972G2532G2254G2896G3004G3778G444G1526G1401G5310G2316G3748G2605G2254G3598G499118She kept doing this for many days until Paul became annoyed, turned to her and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus the Messiah to come out of her!" And it came out that very moment.G1161G5124G4160G1909G4183G2250G1161G3972G1278G1994G2532G2036G4151G3853G4671G1722G3686G2424G5547G1831G575G846G2532G1831G846G561019When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the public square.G1161G846G2962G1492G3754G1680G846G2039G1831G1949G3972G2532G4609G1670G1519G58G1909G75820They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are stirring up a lot of trouble in our city. They are JewsG2532G4317G846G4755G2036G3778G444G5225G2453G1613G2257G417221and are advocating customs that we are not allowed to accept or practice as Romans."G2532G2605G1485G3739G1832G3756G1832G2254G3858G3761G4160G5607G451422The crowd joined in the attack against them. Then the magistrates had Paul and Silas stripped of their clothes and ordered them beaten with rods.G2532G3793G4911G2596G846G2532G4755G4048G846G2440G2753G446323After giving them a severe beating, they threw them in jail and ordered the jailer to keep them under tight security.G5037G2007G4183G4127G846G906G1519G5438G3853G1200G5083G846G80624Having received these orders, he put them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in leg irons.G3739G2983G5108G3852G906G846G1519G2082G5438G2532G805G846G4228G805G1519G358625Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.G1161G2596G3317G3972G2532G4609G4336G5214G2316G1161G1198G1874G84626Suddenly, there was an earthquake so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken. All the doors immediately flew open, 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 thought the prisoners had escaped.G1161G1200G1096G1853G2532G1492G5438G2374G455G4685G3162G3195G337G1438G3543G1198G162828But Paul shouted in a loud voice, "Don't hurt yourself, because we are all here!"G1161G3972G5455G3173G5456G3004G4238G4572G3367G2556G1063G2070G537G175929The jailer asked for torches and rushed inside. Trembling as he knelt in front of Paul and Silas,G1161G154G5457G1530G2532G1096G1790G4363G3972G2532G460930he took them outside and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"G2532G4254G846G1854G5346G2962G5101G1163G3165G4160G2443G498231They answered, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will be saved."G1161G2036G4100G1909G2962G2424G5547G2532G4771G4982G2532G4675G362432Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and everyone in his home.G2532G2980G846G3056G2962G2532G3956G1722G846G361433At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds. Then he and his entire family were baptized immediately.G2532G3880G846G1722G1565G5610G3571G3068G575G4127G2532G907G846G2532G3956G846G391634He brought Paul and Silas upstairs into his house and set food before them. He was thrilled, as was his household, to believe in God.G5037G321G846G1519G3624G3908G5132G3908G2532G21G4100G2316G3832G846G383235When day came, the magistrates sent guards, who commanded, "Release those men."G1161G1096G2250G4755G649G4465G3004G630G1565G444G63036The jailer reported these words to Paul, and added, "The magistrates have sent word to release you. So come out now and go in peace."G1161G1200G518G5128G3056G4314G3972G3754G4755G649G2443G630G3568G3767G1831G4198G1722G151537But Paul told the guards, "The magistrates have had us beaten publicly without a trial and have thrown us into jail, even though we are Roman citizens. Now are they going to throw us out secretly? Certainly not! Have them come and escort us out."G1161G3972G5346G4314G846G1194G2248G1219G178G5225G4514G444G906G1519G5438G2532G3568G1544G2248G1544G2977G3756G1063G235G2064G846G1806G2248G180638The guards reported these words to the magistrates, and they became afraid when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.G1161G4465G312G5023G4487G4755G2532G5399G191G3754G1526G451439So the magistrates came, apologized to them, and escorted them out. Then they asked them to leave the city.G2532G2064G3870G846G2532G1806G2065G1831G417240Leaving the jail, Paul and Silas went to Lydia's house. They saw the brothers, encouraged them, and then left.G1161G1831G1537G5438G1525G1519G3070G2532G1492G80G3870G846G2532G1831