16:1And he arrived at Derbe and Lystra. 16:1And look, a certain disciple was there named Timothy, son of a believing Jewish woman, his father a Gentile. 16:2To him good testimony was given by the brothers who were in Lystra and Iconium. 16:3Paul wished him to set out with him: and taking him he circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places. 16:3For they all knew that his father was a Gentile. 16:4And as they were passing through the cities, they were handing over to them to keep the decrees which had been decided by the Apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem. 16:5And the churches indeed were being strengthened in faith, and were abounding in number daily.
16:6And passing through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word of God in Asia. 16:7And when they had come into Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia: and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them. 16:8And when they had passed through Mysia, they went down to Troas: and a vision was shown to Paul during the night: a certain man of Macedonia was standing and entreating him, and saying: "Crossing into Macedonia, help us." 16:10And when he had seen the vision, at once we sought to set out into Macedonia, made certain that God had called us to preach the Gospel to them.
16:11And sailing from Troas, with a straight course we came to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis: and from there to Philippi, which is the first city of the region of Macedonia, a colony. 16:12And we were in this city for some days, conferring. 16:13And on the day of the sabbaths we went out outside the gate beside a river, where there seemed to be prayer: and sitting down we were speaking to the women who had come together. 16:14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of the Thyatirans, worshipping God, listened: whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things which were being said by Paul.
16:15And when she had been baptized, and her household, she entreated us, saying: "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay." 16:15And she compelled us. 16:16And it happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought great profit to her masters by soothsaying. 16:17She, following after Paul and us, was shouting, saying: "These men are servants of the most high God, who announce to you the way of salvation." 16:18And this she was doing for many days. 16:18But Paul, grieved, and turning round, said to the spirit: "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to go out from her."
16:18And it went out in the same hour. 16:19But her masters, seeing that the hope of their profit had gone out, seizing Paul and Silas, led them into the forum to the rulers: and bringing them to the magistrates, they said: "These men are throwing our city into confusion, since they are Jews: and they announce a custom which it is not lawful for us to receive or to do, since we are Romans." 16:22And the common people ran together against them: and the magistrates, their tunics having been torn off, ordered them to be beaten with rods. 16:23And when they had laid many blows on them, they sent them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them carefully.
16:24He, when he had received such a command, put them into the inner prison, and fastened their feet in the wood. 16:25And at midnight Paul and Silas, praying, were praising God: and those who were in custody were listening to them. 16:26But suddenly a great earthquake happened, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. 16:26And at once all the doors were opened: and the bonds of all were loosed. 16:27And the jailer, awakened, and seeing the doors of the prison open, having drawn his sword, was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had fled. 16:28But Paul shouted with a great voice, saying: "Do yourself no harm: for we are all here."
16:29And a light having been asked for, he went in: and, trembling, he fell down at the feet of Paul and Silas: and bringing them outside, he said: "Sirs, what must I do, that I may be saved?" 16:31And they said: "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you, and your household." 16:32And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, with all who were in his house. 16:33And taking them in that hour of the night, he washed their wounds: and he himself was baptized, and all his household, straightaway. 16:34And when he had brought them into his house, he set a table before them, and rejoiced with all his household, believing in God.
16:35And when day had come, the magistrates sent the lictors, saying: "Let those men go." 16:36And the jailer reported these words to Paul: "The magistrates have sent word that you be let go: now therefore, going out, go in peace." 16:37But Paul said to them: "Having beaten us publicly, uncondemned men who are Romans, they sent us into prison: and now are they throwing us out secretly? 16:37Not so: but let them come, and themselves throw us out." 16:38And the lictors reported these words to the magistrates. 16:38And they were afraid, having heard that they were Romans: and coming they entreated them, and leading them out they were asking them to go out from the city.
16:40And going out from the prison, they went in to Lydia: and having seen the brothers they consoled them, and set out.