Acts:16:11-40

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* Having sailed therefore from the Troas we ran a direct course to Samothracia , the and succeeding to Neapolis ; * thence and to Philippi , which is first of the part that Macedonia , city , a colony . We were and in this the city abiding days some . * On the and day of the sabbaths we went out of the city by a river , where was allowed a place of prayer to be , and having sat down we spoke to the having come together women . * And a certain woman by name Lydia , a seller of purple of a city of Thyatira worshipping the God , heard ; for whom the Lord opened the heart , to attend to those being spoken by the Paul . * When and she was dipped , and the house of her , she entreated us , saying : If you have judged me faithful to the Lord to be , having entered into the house of me , abide you . And she forced us . * It happened and going of us to a place of prayer , a female –servant certain having a spirit of Python to meet us , who gain much brought the lords of herself , divining . * She having followed closely the Paul and us , cried saying : These the men bond –servants of the God the most high are , who are proclaiming to us a way of salvation . * This and she did for many days . Being grieved but the Paul , and having turned , to the spirit he said : I command thee in the name of Jesus Anointed , to come out from her . And it came out in that the hour . * Seeing and the lords of her , that came out the hope of the gain of them , having taken hold of the Paul and the Silas , they dragged into the market to the rulers ; * and they having led them to the commanders , said : These the men greatly disturb of us the city , Jews being , * and preach customs , which not it is lawful for us to receive , or to do , Romans being . * And rose up together the crowd against them , and the commanders having torn off of them the mantles , they ordered to beat with rods ; * many and having laid on them blows , they cast into prison , having charged the jailor , securely to keep them ; * who a charge such having received , cast them into the inner prison , and the feet of them were made fast into the stocks . * At and the midnight Paul and Silas praying sang a hymn to the God ; listened to and them the prisoners . * Suddenly and a shaking occurred great , so as to shake the foundations of the prison ; were opened and immediately the doors all , and all the bonds were loosed . * Out of sleep and having arisen the jailor , and seeing having opened the doors of the prison , having drawn a sword , was about himself to kill , supposing to have been fled the prisoners . * Cried out and with a voice loud the Paul , saying : Not thou mayest do to thyself harm , all for we are here . * Having asked and lights he rushed in , and terrified having become he fell before the Paul and the Silas . * And having led them out , he said : O sirs , what me it behooves to do , that I may be saved ? * They and said : Believe thou in the Lord Jesus Anointed , and shalt be saved thou and the house of thee . * And they spoke to him the word of the Lord , with all those in the home of him . * And having taken them in that the hour of the night , he washed from the stripes ; and was dipped he and those of him all immediately . * Having led up and them into the house of himself , he set a table , and rejoiced with all his house having believed in the God . * Day and having become , sent the commanders the rod –bearers , saying : Release thou the men those . * Told and the jailor the words these to the Paul : That has sent the commanders , that you may be released ; now therefore going out , do you go in peace . * The but Paul said to them : Having beaten us publicly , uncondemned , men Romans being , they cast into prison , and now privately us do they cast out ? No indeed , but having come themselves us let them lead out . * Told and to the commanders the rod –bearers the words these ; and they were afraid , having heard that Romans they are . * And having come they entreated them , and having led out they asked to go out of the city . * Having gone and out of the prison they came in to the Lydia ; and having seen the brethren , they exhorted them , and went out .

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