| 1 | Then came he to Derbe and Lystra : and , behold , a certain disciple was there , named Timotheus , the son of a certain woman , which was a Jewess , and believed ; but his father [was] a Greek : |
| 2 | Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium . |
| 3 | Him would Paul have to go forth with him ; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters : for they knew all that his father was a Greek . |
| 4 | And as they went through the cities , they delivered them the decrees for to keep , that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem . |
| 5 | And so were the churches established in the faith , and increased in number daily . |
| 6 | Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia , and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia , |
| 7 | After they were come to Mysia , they assayed to go into Bithynia : but the Spirit suffered them not . |
| 8 | And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas . |
| 9 | And a vision appeared to Paul in the night ; There stood a man of Macedonia , and prayed him , saying , Come over into Macedonia , and help us . |
| 10 | And after he had seen the vision , immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia , assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them . |
| 11 | Therefore loosing from Troas , we came with a straight course to Samothracia , and the next [day] to Neapolis ; |
| 12 | And from thence to Philippi , which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia , [and] a colony : and we were in that city abiding certain days . |
| 13 | And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side , where prayer was wont to be made ; and we sat down , and spake unto the women which resorted [thither]. |
| 14 | And a certain woman named Lydia , a seller of purple , of the city of Thyatira , which worshipped God , heard [us]: whose heart the Lord opened , that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul . |
| 15 | And when she was baptized , and her household , she besought [us], saying , If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord , come into my house , and abide [there]. And she constrained us . |
| 16 | And it came to pass , as we went to prayer , a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us , which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying : |
| 17 | The same followed Paul and us , and cried , saying , These men are the servants of the most high God , which shew unto us the way of salvation . |
| 18 | And this did she many days . But Paul , being grieved , turned and said to the spirit , I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her . And he came out the same hour . |
| 19 | And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone , they caught Paul and Silas , and drew [them] into the marketplace unto the rulers , |
| 20 | And brought them to the magistrates , saying , These men , being Jews , do exceedingly trouble our city , |
| 21 | And teach customs , which are not lawful for us to receive , neither to observe , being Romans . |
| 22 | And the multitude rose up together against them : and the magistrates rent off their clothes , and commanded to beat [them]. |
| 23 | And when they had laid many stripes upon them , they cast [them] into prison , charging the jailor to keep them safely : |
| 24 | Who , having received such a charge , thrust them into the inner prison , and made their feet fast in the stocks . |
| 25 | And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed , and sang praises unto God : and the prisoners heard them . |
| 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 every one's bands were loosed . |
| 27 | And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep , and seeing the prison doors open , he drew out his sword , and would have killed himself , supposing that the prisoners had been fled . |
| 28 | But Paul cried with a loud voice , saying , Do thyself no harm : for we are all here . |
| 29 | Then he called for a light , and sprang in , and came trembling , and fell down before Paul and Silas , |
| 30 | And brought them out , and said , Sirs , what must I do to be saved ? |
| 31 | And they said , Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ , and thou shalt be saved , and thy house . |
| 32 | And they spake unto him the word of the Lord , and to all that were in his house . |
| 33 | And he took them the same hour of the night , and washed [their] stripes ; and was baptized , he and all his , straightway . |
| 34 | And when he had brought them into his house , he set meat before them , and rejoiced , believing in God with all his house . |
| 35 | And when it was day , the magistrates sent the serjeants , saying , Let those men go . |
| 36 | And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul , The magistrates have sent to let you go : now therefore depart , and go in peace . |
| 37 | But Paul said unto them , They have beaten us openly uncondemned , being Romans , and have cast [us] into prison ; and now do they thrust us out privily ? nay verily ; but let them come themselves and fetch us out . |
| 38 | And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates : and they feared , when they heard that they were Romans . |
| 39 | And they came and besought them , and brought [them] out , and desired [them] to depart out of the city . |
| 40 | And they went out of the prison , and entered into [the house of] Lydia : and when they had seen the brethren , they comforted them , and departed . |
