Acts:16:15-33

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* And when she was baptized (5681 ), and her household , she besought (5656 ) us , saying (5723 ), If ye have judged (5758 ) me to be (5750 ) faithful to the Lord , come (5631 ) into my house , and abide (5657 ) there . And she constrained (5662 ) us . * And it came to pass (5633 ), as we went (5740 ) to prayer , a certain damsel possessed (5723 ) with a spirit of divination met (5658 ) us , which brought (5707 ) her masters much gain by soothsaying (5740 ): * The same followed (5660 ) Paul and us , and cried (5707 ), saying (5723 ), These men are (5748 ) the servants of the most high God , which shew (5719 ) unto us the way of salvation . * And this did she (5707 ) many days . But Paul , being grieved (5666 ), turned (5660 ) and said (5627 ) to the spirit , I command (5719 ) thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come (5629 ) out of her . And he came out (5627 ) the same hour . * And when her masters saw (5631 ) that the hope of their gains was gone (5627 ), they caught (5637 ) Paul and Silas , and drew (5656 ) them into the marketplace unto the rulers , * And brought (5631 ) them to the magistrates , saying (5627 ), These men , being (5723 ) Jews , do exceedingly trouble (5719 ) our city , * And teach (5719 ) customs , which are not lawful (5748 ) for us to receive (5738 ), neither to observe (5721 ), being (5752 ) Romans . * And the multitude rose up together (5627 ) against them : and the magistrates rent off (5660 ) their clothes , and commanded (5707 ) to beat (5721 ) them . * And when they had laid (5631 ) many stripes upon them , they cast (5627 ) them into prison , charging (5660 ) the jailor to keep (5721 ) them safely : * Who , having received (5761 ) such a charge , thrust (5627 ) them into the inner prison , and made their feet fast (5662 ) in the stocks . * And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed (5740 ), and sang praises (5707 ) unto God : and the prisoners heard (5711 ) them . * And suddenly there was (5633 ) a great earthquake , so that the foundations of the prison were shaken (5683 ): and immediately all the doors were opened (5681 ), and every ones bands were loosed (5681 ). * And the keeper of the prison awaking (5637 ) out of his sleep , and seeing (5631 ) the prison doors open (5772 ), he drew out (5671 ) his sword , and would (5707 ) have killed (5721 ) himself , supposing (5723 ) that the prisoners had been fled (5755 ). * But Paul cried (5656 ) with a loud voice , saying (5723 ), Do (5661 ) thyself no harm : for we are (5748 ) all here . * Then he called (5660 ) for a light , and sprang in (5656 ), and came (5637 ) trembling , and fell down before (5627 ) Paul and Silas , * And brought (5631 ) them out , and said (5713 ), Sirs , what must (5748 ) I do (5721 ) to be saved (5686 )? * And they said (5627 ), Believe (5657 ) on the Lord Jesus Christ , and thou shalt be saved (5701 ), and thy house . * And they spake (5656 ) unto him the word of the Lord , and to all that were in his house . * And he took (5631 ) them the same hour of the night , and washed (5656 ) their stripes ; and was baptized (5681 ), he and all his , straightway .

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