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Acts 16

1AndhecameG2658alsoG2532toDerbeΔέρβηνDerbēnG1191andtoLystraΛύστραν.LustranG3082:andbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,acertainτιςtisG5100discipleμαθητήςmathētēsG3101wasG1510there,namedG3686TimothyΤιμόθεος,TimotheosG5095,thesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofaJewessthatbelieved;buthisfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962wasG1510aGreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672.

2ThesamewaswellreportedofbythebrethrenthatwereatLystraΛύστροιςLustroisG3082andIconiumἸκονίῳIkoniōG2430.

3HimwouldPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972havetogoἐξελθεῖν,exeltheinG1831forthG1831withhim;andhetookG2983andcircumcisedG4059himbecauseoftheJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453thatwereG1510inthoseparts:fortheyallknewthathisfatherπατὴρpatērG3962wasG1510aGreekἝλληνHellēnG1672.

4Andastheywentontheirwaythroughthecitiesπόλεις,poleisG4172,theydeliveredπαρεδίδοσανparedidosanG3860themthedecreestokeepφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442whichhadbeenordainedoftheapostlesG652andeldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245thatwereatJerusalemἹεροσολύμοις.¶Hi'erosolumoisG2414.

5SothechurchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577werestrengthenedἐστερεοῦντοestereountoG4732inthefaithπίστειpisteiG4102,andincreasedinnumberἀριθμῷarithmōG706daily.

6AndtheywentG1330throughtheregionχώρανchōranG5561ofPhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrugianG5435andGalatia,havingbeenforbiddenoftheHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151tospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980thewordλόγονlogonG3056inAsiaἈσίᾳ,AsiaG773;

7andwhentheywerecomeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064overagainstMysiaΜυσίανMusianG3465,theyassayedtogoπορευθῆναι,poreuthēnaiG4198intoBithyniaΒιθυνίανBithunianG978;andtheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofJesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424sufferedthemnot;

8andpassingG3928byMysiaΜυσίανMusianG3465,theycameG2597downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597toTroasΤρῳάδα.TrōadaG5174.

9AndavisionὅραμαhoramaG3705appearedtoPaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972inthenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571:TherewasG1510amanἀνὴρanērG435ofMacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476,beseechingπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870him,andsayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ComeoverintoMacedoniaG3109,andhelpβοήθησονboēthēsonG997us.

10AndwhenὡςhōsG5613hehadseenG3708thevisionὅραμαhoramaG3705, straightwaywesoughtG2212togoἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831forthG1831intoMacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,concludingthatGodθεὸςtheosG2316hadcalledπροσκέκληταιproskeklētaiG4341ustopreachthegospeluntothem.

11SettingG321sailἈναχθέντεςAnachthentesG321thereforeG3767fromTroasΤρῳάδοςTrōadosG5174,wemadeastraightcoursetoSamothrace,andtheday followingtoNeapolis;

12andfromthencetoPhilippiΦιλίππους,PhilippousG5375,whichisG1510acityπόλις,polisG4172ofMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109,thefirstG4413ofthedistrict,aRomancolony:andwewereG1510inthiscityπόλειpoleiG4172tarryingcertainG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

13AndonthesabbathσαββάτωνsabbatōnG4521dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250wewentG1831forthἐξήλθομενexēlthomenG1831withoutthegateπύληςpulēsG4439byariverποταμὸνpotamonG4215side,whereοὗhouG3757wesupposedtherewasG1510aplaceofprayerG4335;andwesatG2523downκαθίσαντεςkathisantesG2523,andspake untothewomenG1135thatwereG1510comeG1831togetherG4905.

14AndacertainτιςtisG5100womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedG3686LydiaΛυδία,LudiaG3070,asellerofpurple,ofthecityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172ofThyatiraΘυατείρωνThuateirōnG2363,oneG5100thatworshippedGodθεόν,theonG2316,heardG191us:whoseheartκαρδίανkardianG2588theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962openedδιήνοιξενdiēnoixenG1272togiveheeduntothethingsG3739whichwerespokenλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980byPaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972.

15AndwhenὡςhōsG5613shewasG1510baptizedG907,andherhouseholdG3624,shebesoughtus,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,IfyehavejudgedG2919metobeG1510faithfulπιστὴνpistēnG4103totheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,comeG1525intomyhouseG3624,andabideG3306there.Andsheconstrainedus.

16AnditcameG1096topassG1096,asweweregoingG4198totheplaceG1096ofprayerπροσευχήν,proseuchēnG4335,thatacertainτινὰtinaG5100maidhavingaspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofdivinationmetus,whobroughtπαρεῖχενpareichenG3930hermastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962muchπολλὴνpollēnG4183gainbysoothsaying.

17ThesamefollowingafterPaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972anduscriedἔκραζενekrazenG2896out,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,ThesemenG444areG1510servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401oftheMostὑψίστουhupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoproclaimκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605untoyouthewayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofsalvationσωτηρίας.sōtēriasG4991.

18AndthisshedidformanyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.ButPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,beingsore troubled,turnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994andsaidG3004tothespiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,IchargeG3853theeinthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547tocomeG1831outofher.AnditcameG1831outthatveryhourὥρᾳ.hōraG5610.

19ButwhenhermastersκύριοιkurioiG2962sawG3708thatthehopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680oftheirgainwasgoneG1831,theylaidholdἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949onPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andSilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609,anddraggedthemintothemarketplacebeforetherulersἄρχοντας,archontasG758,

20andwhentheyhadbroughtG4317themuntothemagistrates,theysaidG3004,ThesemenG444,beingJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,doexceedingly troubleourcityπόλινpolinG4172,

21andsetforthcustomsἔθηethēG1485whichitisG1510notlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832forustoreceiveG3858,ortoobserve,beingοὖσιν.ousinG1510RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514.

22AndthemultitudeG3793roseuptogetheragainstthem:andthemagistratesrenttheirgarmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440offthem,andcommandedἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753tobeatthemwithrodsῥαβδίζειν·rhabdizeinG4463.

23AndwhentheyhadlaidG2007manyπολλάςpollasG4183stripes uponthem,theycastἔβαλονebalonG906themintoprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438, chargingthejailortokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themsafely:

24who, havingreceivedG2983suchachargeG3852,castG906themintotheinnerprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,andmadetheirfeetG4228fastinthestocks.

25ButaboutmidnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andSilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609wereprayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andsinginghymnsG5214untoGodθεόν·theonG2316,andtheprisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198werelisteningtothem;

26andsuddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869therewasagreatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,sothatthefoundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310oftheprison-housewereshakenG4531:andimmediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allthedoorsθύραιthuraiG2374wereopenedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455;andeveryone’s bandswereloosed.

27Andthejailor,beingrousedoutofsleepandseeingG3708theprisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374openἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,drewhisswordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162andwasabouttokillhimself,supposingthattheprisonersδεσμίους.¶desmiousG1198hadescapedG1628.

28ButPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972criedwithaloudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Dothyselfnoharmκακόν·kakonG2556:forweareG1510allhereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759.

29AndhecalledforlightsφῶταphōtaG5457andsprangin,and,tremblingforfear,felldownπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363beforePaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andSilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609,

30andbroughtG4254themoutandsaidἔφη·ephēG5346,SirsG2962,whatmustIdotobesavedG4982?

31AndtheysaidG3004,BelieveπίστευσονpisteusonG4100ontheLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,andthou shaltbesavedG4982, thouandthyhouseG3624.

32AndtheyspakethewordλόγονlogonG3056oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962untohim,withallthatwereinhishouseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614.

33AndhetookG3880themthesameG846hourὥρᾳhōraG5610ofthenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andwashedἔλουσενelousenG3068theirstripes;andwasbaptizedG907,heandallhis,immediatelyπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916.

34AndhebroughtG321themupintohishouseοἶκονoikonG3624,andsetG321foodbeforethem,andrejoicedG21greatly,withallhishouseG3624, havingbelievedG4100inGodθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

35ButwhenitwasdayἩμέραςHēmerasG2250,themagistratessentG649theserjeants,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,LetthosemenG444goG630.

36AndthejailorreportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518thewordsλόγουςlogousG3056toPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,sayingG3056,ThemagistrateshavesentG649toletyougoG4198:nowG1161thereforeοὖνounG3767comeG1831forthG1831,andgoG4198inpeaceεἰρήνῃ.¶eirēnēG1515.

37ButPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφηephēG5346untothem,TheyhavebeatenδείραντεςdeirantesG1194uspubliclyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219,uncondemnedἀκατακρίτους,akatakritousG178,menG444thatareRomansῬωμαίουςRhōmaiousG4514,andhavecastἔβαλανebalanG906usintoprisonφυλακήν,phulakēnG5438;anddotheynowG1161castG906usoutprivily? nay verily;butletthemcomeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064themselvesandbringG906usout.

38AndtheserjeantsreportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518thesewordsuntothemagistrates:andtheyfearedG5399whentheyheardG191thattheywereG1510RomansῬωμαῖοίRhōmaioiG4514;

39andtheycameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andbesoughtthem;andwhentheyhadbroughtthemout,theyaskedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065themtogoἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565awayG565fromthecityπόλεως.¶poleōsG4172.

40AndtheywentG1831outoftheprisonφυλακῆςphulakēsG5438,andenteredG1525intothehouseofLydiaΛυδίαν·LudianG3070:andwhentheyhadseenG3708thebrethren,theycomfortedG3870them,anddepartedG1831.

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