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* And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra : and look , a certain disciple was there , named Timothy , the son of a Jewish woman who believed ; but his father was a Greek . * The same was well reported of by the brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium . * Him would Paul have to go forth with him ; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts : for they all knew that his father was a Greek . * And as they went on their way through the cities , they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been determined by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem . * So the churches were strengthened in the faith , and increased in number daily . * And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia , having been forbidden of the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia ; * and when they had come across from Mysia , they assayed to go into Bithynia ; and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them ; * and passing by Mysia , they came down to Troas . * And a vision appeared to Paul in the night : There was a man of Macedonia standing and imploring him , and saying , Come over into Macedonia , and help us . * And when he had seen the vision , right away we sought to go forth into Macedonia , concluding that God had called us to preach the good news to them . * And setting sail from Troas , we made a straight course to Samothrace , and the day following to Neapolis ; * and from there to Philippi , which is a city of Macedonia , the first of the district , a [Roman ] colony : and we were spending some days in this city . * And on the Sabbath day we went forth outside the gate by a riverside , where we supposed there was a place of prayer ; and we sat down , and spoke to the women who had come together . * And a certain woman named Lydia , a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira , one who worshiped God , heard us : whose heart the Lord opened to give heed to the things which were spoken by Paul . * And when she was baptized , and her household , she implored us , saying , If you (note :){+}(:note ) have judged me to be faithful to the Lord , come into my house , and stay [there ]. And she constrained us . * And it came to pass , as we were going to the place of prayer , that a certain female slave having a spirit of divination met us , who brought her masters much gain by fortune-telling . * The same following after Paul and us cried out , saying , These men are slaves of the Most High God , who proclaim to you (note :){+}(:note ) the way of salvation . * And this she did for many days . But Paul , being very troubled , turned and said to the spirit , I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her . And it came out that very hour . * But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone , they laid hold on Paul and Silas , and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers , * and when they had brought them to the magistrates , they said , These men , being Jews , do exceedingly trouble our city , * and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive , or to observe , being Romans . * And the multitude rose up together against them : and the magistrates rent their garments off them , and commanded to beat them with rods . * And when they had laid many stripes on them , they cast them into prison , charging the jailor to keep them safely : * who , having received such a charge , cast them into the inner prison , and made their feet fast in the stocks . * But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God , and the prisoners were listening to them ; * and suddenly there was a great earthquake , so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken : and immediately all the doors were opened , and everyone 's bands were loosed . * And the jailor , being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open , drew his sword and was about to kill himself , supposing that the prisoners had escaped . * But Paul cried with a loud voice , saying , Do nothing to harm yourself : for we are all here . * And he called for lights and sprang in , and , trembling for fear , fell down before Paul and Silas , * and brought them out and said , Sirs , what must I do to be saved ? * And they said , Believe on the Lord Jesus , and you will be saved , you and your house . * And they spoke the word of the Lord to him , with all who were in his house . * And he took them the same hour of the night , and washed their stripes ; and was baptized , he and all his , immediately . * And he brought them up into his house , and set food before them , and rejoiced greatly , with all his house , having believed in God . * But when it was day , the magistrates sent the sergeants , saying , Let those men go . * And the jailor reported these words to Paul , [saying ], The magistrates have sent to let you (note :){+}(:note ) go : now therefore come forth , and go in peace . * But Paul said to them , They have beaten us publicly , uncondemned , men who are Romans , and have cast us into prison ; and do they now cast us out secretly ? No truly ; but let them come themselves and bring us out . * And the sergeants reported these words to the magistrates : and they feared when they heard that they were Romans ; * and they came and implored them ; and when they had brought them out , they asked them to go away from the city . * And they went out of the prison , and entered into [the house ] of Lydia : and when they had seen the brothers , they comforted them , and departed .

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