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Now Paul also came to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,

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:

and he was well spoken of by the brothers and sisters who were in Lystra and Iconium.

Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

Paul wanted this man to leave with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

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.

Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering the ordinances for them to follow which had been determined by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.

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.

So the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.

And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

They passed through the Phrygian and Galatian region, after being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;

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,

and after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;

After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

and passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.

And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing and pleading with him, and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."

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.

When he had seen the vision, we immediately sought to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

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.

So after setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis;

Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were spending some days in this city.

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.

And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were thinking that there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled.

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.

A woman named Lydia was listening; she was a seller of purple fabrics from the city of Thyatira, and a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.

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.

Now when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.

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.

It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave woman who had a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing great profit to her masters by fortune-telling.

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:

She followed Paul and us and cried out repeatedly, saying, "These men are bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you a way of salvation."

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.

Now she continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and he turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out at that very moment.

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.

But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was suddenly gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities,

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,

and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, "These men, Jews as they are, are causing our city trouble,

And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

and they are proclaiming customs that are not lawful for us to accept or to practice, since we are Romans."

And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

The crowd joined in an attack against them, and the chief magistrates tore their robes off them and proceeded to order them to be beaten with rods.

And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely;

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

Now about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's chains were unfastened.

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.

When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.

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.

But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!"

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

And the jailer asked for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas;

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

And they spoke the word of God to him together with all who were in his house.

And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.

And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and was overjoyed, since he had become a believer in God together with his whole household.

And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

Now when day came, the chief magistrates sent their officers, saying, "Release those men."

And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The chief magistrates have sent word that you be released. So come out now and go in peace."

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.

But Paul said to them, "After beating us in public without due process—men who are Romans—they threw us into prison; and now they are releasing us secretly? No indeed! On the contrary, let them come in person and lead us out."

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.

The officers reported these words to the chief magistrates. And they became fearful when they heard that they were Romans,

And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

and they came and pleaded with them, and when they had led them out, they repeatedly asked them to leave the city.

And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

They left the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brothers and sisters, they encouraged them and departed.

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.