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1Paul went to Derbe and Lystra, and a disciple was there named Timothy, the son of a Jewish mother who was a believer, but whose father was a Greek,
2and he was well spoken of by the siblings in Lystra and Iconium.
3Paul wanted Timothy to go with him, so he took and circumcised him because the Jews in that area all knew that his father was a Greek.
4As they traveled through the cities, they delivered the decrees which had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to observe.
5So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6They had passed through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, because they had been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
7When they had come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them.
8So they passed by Mysia, and went down to Troas.
9During the night a vision appeared to Paul in which a Macedonian man was standing and begging him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
10After he saw the vision, we immediately prepared to go to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
11We put out to sea from Troas and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went to Neapolis,
12and from there to Philippi, a Roman colony and a primary city in the district of Macedonia. We stayed in this city for several days.
13On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city gate to a riverside where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and spoke to the women who had gathered there.
14A woman named Lydia was listening. She was a merchant of purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, and a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.
15After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, “If y’all consider me a believer in the Lord, y’all should come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
16Once when we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl who had a future-telling spirit met us. She brought her owners a large profit through fortune telling.
17She followed behind Paul and us, shouting, “These men, who are proclaiming to y’all a way of salvation, are servants of the Most High God!”
18She kept doing this for many days, and Paul became greatly annoyed. Turning to the spirit, he said, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out that very moment.
19When her owners realized that their expected profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.
20They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are disturbing our city. They are Jews
21and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or to practice.”
22The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.
23When they had beaten them repeatedly, they threw them into prison, and commanded the jailer to guard them carefully.
24When he received this order, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
26Suddenly there was such a massive earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately, all the doors flew open, and everyone’s bonds came loose.
27The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped.
28But Paul called out with a loud voice, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”
29The jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
30He brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31They said, “You must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
32Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and everyone in his house.
33At that very time of night, he took them and washed their wounds. He and all his household were baptized right after that.
34He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.
35But when daytime came, the magistrates sent the officers to say, “Release those men.”
36The jailer reported these words to Paul, “The magistrates have sent orders to let y’all go. Now y’all can come out and leave in peace.”
37But Paul said to the officers, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman men, and threw us into prison! And now they are releasing us secretly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
38The officers reported these words to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid.
39They came to appease them, and after they escorted them out, they asked them to leave the city.
40They left the prison and went to Lydia’s house. After seeing the siblings and encouraging them, they left.