Acts 16

About Acts Acts tells how the Holy Spirit came and the good news about Jesus spread from Jerusalem to Rome.

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:SelectedActs 16:1Ask

Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.SelectedActs 16:2Ask

Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.SelectedActs 16:3Ask

And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.SelectedActs 16:4Ask

And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.SelectedActs 16:5Ask

Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,SelectedActs 16:6Ask

After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.SelectedActs 16:7Ask

And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.SelectedActs 16:8Ask

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.SelectedActs 16:9Ask

And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.SelectedActs 16:10Ask

Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;SelectedActs 16:11Ask

And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.SelectedActs 16:12Ask

And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.SelectedActs 16:13Ask

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.SelectedActs 16:14Ask

And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.SelectedActs 16:15Ask

And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:SelectedActs 16:16Ask

The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.SelectedActs 16:17Ask

And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.SelectedActs 16:18Ask

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,SelectedActs 16:19Ask

And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,SelectedActs 16:20Ask

And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.SelectedActs 16:21Ask

And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.SelectedActs 16:22Ask

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:SelectedActs 16:23Ask

Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.SelectedActs 16:24Ask

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.SelectedActs 16:25Ask

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.SelectedActs 16:26Ask

And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.SelectedActs 16:27Ask

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.SelectedActs 16:28Ask

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,SelectedActs 16:29Ask

And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?SelectedActs 16:30Ask

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.SelectedActs 16:31Ask

And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.SelectedActs 16:32Ask

And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.SelectedActs 16:33Ask

And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.SelectedActs 16:34Ask

And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.SelectedActs 16:35Ask

And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.SelectedActs 16:36Ask

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.SelectedActs 16:37Ask

And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.SelectedActs 16:38Ask

And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.SelectedActs 16:39Ask

And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.SelectedActs 16:40Ask

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