Acts 16:9-40

91A visionG3705 appearedG3708 to PaulG3972 in the nightG3571: a manG435 of 2MacedoniaG3110 was standingG2476 and appealingG3870 to him, and sayingG3004, “ComeG1224 overG1224 to MacedoniaG3109 and helpG997 us.” 10WhenG5613 he had seenG3708 3the visionG3705, immediatelyG2112 4we soughtG2212 to 5goG1831 into MacedoniaG3109, concludingG4822 that GodG2316 had calledG4341 us to 6preachG2097 the gospelG2097 to them.

11SoG3767 puttingG321 out to seaG321 from 7TroasG5174, we ranG2113 8a straightG2113 courseG2113 to SamothraceG4543, and on the day followingG1897 to NeapolisG3496; 12and from thereG2547 to 9PhilippiG5375, whichG3748 is a leadingG4413 cityG4172 of the districtG3310 of 10MacedoniaG3109, 11a Roman colonyG2862; and we were stayingG1304 in thisG3778 cityG4172 for someG5100 daysG2250. 13And on 12the SabbathG4521 dayG2250 we wentG1831 outsideG1854 the gateG4439 to a riversideG3844G4215, whereG3757 we were supposingG3543 that there would be a placeG4335 of prayerG4335; and we satG2523 downG2523 and began speakingG2980 to the womenG1135 who had assembledG4905. 14A womanG1135 namedG3686 LydiaG3070, from the cityG4172 of 13ThyatiraG2363, a sellerG4211 of purpleG4211 fabricsG4211, 14a worshiperG4576 of GodG2316, was listeningG191; 15and the LordG2962 16openedG1272 her heartG2588 to respondG4337 to the thingsG2980 spokenG2980 by PaulG3972. 15And whenG5613 she and 17her householdG3624 had been baptizedG907, she urgedG3870 us, sayingG3004, “IfG1487 you have judgedG2919 me to be faithfulG4103 to the LordG2962, comeG1525 into my houseG3624 and stayG3306.” And she prevailedG3849 upon us.

16It happenedG1096 that as we were goingG4198 to 18the placeG4335 of prayerG4335, a slave-girlG3814 havingG2192 19a spiritG4151 of divinationG4436 metG5221 us, whoG3748 was bringingG3930 her mastersG2962 muchG4183 profitG2039 by fortune-tellingG3132. 17FollowingG2628 afterG2628 PaulG3972 and us, she kept cryingG2896 out, sayingG3004, “TheseG3778 menG444 are bond-servantsG1401 of 20the MostG5310 HighG5310 GodG2316, whoG3748 are proclaimingG2605 to you 21the wayG3598 of salvationG4991.” 18She continued doingG4160 thisG3778 for manyG4183 daysG2250. But PaulG3972 was greatlyG1278 annoyedG1278, and turnedG1994 and saidG3004 to the spiritG4151, “I commandG3853 you 22in the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to comeG1831 out of her!” And it cameG1831 out at that veryG846 23momentG5610.

19But when her mastersG2962 sawG3708 that their hopeG1680 of 24profitG2039 was 25goneG1831, they seizedG1949 26PaulG3972 and SilasG4609 and 27draggedG1670 them into the marketG58 placeG58 beforeG1909 the authoritiesG758, 20and when they had broughtG4317 them to the chiefG4755 magistratesG4755, they saidG3004, “TheseG3778 menG444 are throwingG1613 our cityG4172 into confusionG1613, beingG5225 JewsG2453, 21and 28are proclaimingG2605 customsG1485 whichG3739 it is not lawfulG1832 for us to acceptG3858 orG3761 to observeG4160, beingG1510 29RomansG4514.” 22The crowdG3793 roseG4911 up togetherG4911 againstG2596 them, and the chiefG4755 magistratesG4755 toreG4048 their 30robesG2440 offG4048 them and proceeded to orderG2753 31them to be 32beatenG4463 with rodsG4463. 23When they had struckG2007 them with manyG4183 blowsG4127, they threwG906 them into prisonG5438, commandingG3853 33the jailerG1200 to guardG5083 them securelyG806; 2434and he, having receivedG2983 suchG5108 a commandG3852, threwG906 them into the innerG2082 prisonG5438 and fastenedG805 their feetG4228 in 35the 36stocksG3586.

25But aboutG2596 midnightG3317 37PaulG3972 and SilasG4609 were prayingG4336 and 38singingG5214 hymnsG5214 of praiseG5214 to GodG2316, and the prisonersG1198 were listeningG1874 to them; 26and suddenlyG869 39there cameG1096 a greatG3173 earthquakeG4578, soG5620 that the foundationsG2310 of the prisonG1201 houseG1201 were shakenG4531; and immediatelyG3916 40allG3956 the doorsG2374 were openedG455 and everyone’sG3956 41chainsG1199 were unfastenedG447. 27When 42the jailerG1200 awokeG1853 and sawG3708 the prisonG5438 doorsG2374 openedG455, he drewG4685 his swordG3162 and was aboutG3195 43to killG337 himselfG1438, supposingG3543 that the prisonersG1198 had escapedG1628. 28But PaulG3972 criedG5455 out with a loudG3173 voiceG5456, sayingG3004, “DoG4238 not harmG2556 yourselfG4572, for we are allG537 hereG1759!” 29And he calledG154 for lightsG5457 and rushedG1530 in, and tremblingG1790 with fearG1790 he fellG4363 downG4363 beforeG4363 44PaulG3972 and SilasG4609, 30and after he broughtG4254 them out, he saidG5346, “SirsG2962, 45whatG5101 mustG1163 I doG4160 to be savedG4982?” 31They saidG3004, “46BelieveG4100 in the LordG2962 JesusG2424, and you will be savedG4982, you and 47your householdG3624.” 32And they spokeG2980 the wordG3056 of 48the LordG2962 to him togetherG4862 with allG3956 whoG3588 were in his houseG3614. 33And he tookG3880 them 49that very hourG5610 of the nightG3571 and washedG3068 their woundsG4127, and immediatelyG3916 he was baptizedG907, he and allG537 his household. 34And he broughtG321 them into his houseG3624 and setG3908 50foodG5132 beforeG3908 them, and rejoicedG21 51greatlyG21, having believedG4100 in GodG2316 with 52his wholeG3832 householdG3832.

35NowG1161 when dayG2250 cameG1096, the chiefG4755 magistratesG4755 sentG649 their policemenG4465, sayingG3004, “ReleaseG630 thoseG1565 menG444.” 36And 53the jailerG1200 reportedG518 theseG3778 wordsG3056 to PaulG3972, saying, “The chiefG4755 magistratesG4755 have sentG649 to releaseG630 you. ThereforeG3767 comeG1831 out nowG3568 and goG4198 54in peaceG1515.” 37But PaulG3972 saidG5346 to them, “They have beatenG1194 us in publicG1219 withoutG178 trialG178, 55menG444 who are RomansG4514, and have thrownG906 us into prisonG5438; and nowG3568 are they sendingG1544 us awayG1544 secretlyG2977? NoG3756 indeedG1063! But let them comeG2064 themselvesG846 and bringG1806 us out.” 38The policemenG4465 reportedG518 theseG3778 wordsG4487 to the chiefG4755 magistratesG4755. 56They were afraidG5399 when they heardG191 that they were RomansG4514, 39and they cameG2064 and appealedG3870 to them, and when they had broughtG1806 them out, they kept beggingG2065 them 57to leaveG565 the cityG4172. 40They wentG1831 out of the prisonG5438 and enteredG1525 the house of 58LydiaG3070, and when they sawG3708 59the brethrenG80, they 60encouragedG3870 them and departedG1831.