'[Paul] came1also3to4Derbe5and6to7Lystra.8A12disciple11was13there,14named15Timothy,16the son17of a Jewish19woman18who wasa believer,20but22hisfather21wasa Greek.23 He1was well spoken of2by3the4brothers9at5Lystra6and7Iconium.8 Paul4wanted2[Timothy]1to accompany57him,6and8he took9him andcircumcised10him11because of12the13Jews14who were16in17those20places,19for22they21all23knew21that24his28father27was29a Greek.25 As1they went on their way through3the4cities,5they delivered6to them7for observance8the9decisions10that had been reached12by13the14apostles15and16elders17who18werein19Jerusalem.20 So3the1churches4were strengthened5in the6faith,7and8they increased9in numbers11daily.1213 And2they went through1the3region7of Phrygia4and5Galatia,6having been forbidden8by9the10Holy11Spirit12to speak13the14word15in16Asia.18 And2when they had come1up to3Mysia,5they attempted6to go10into7Bithynia,9but11the15Spirit16of Jesus17did13not12allow13them.14 So,2passing by1Mysia,4they went down5to6Troas.7 And1a vision2appeared8to Paul7in3the4night:5a man9of Macedonia10was12standing there,13urging15him16and17saying,18“Come over19to20Macedonia21andhelp22us.”23 And2when1[Paul] had seen5the3vision,4immediately6we sought7to go on8into9Macedonia,10concluding11that12God16had called13us14to preach the gospel17to them.18 So,2setting sail1from3Troas,4we made a direct voyage5to6Samothrace,7and9the8following day10to11Neapolis,1213 and from there1to2Philippi,3which4is5a leading6city10of the district7of Macedonia9anda Roman colony.11We12remained18in14this15city17some20days.19 And2on the1Sabbath5day3we went6outside7the8gate9to the riverside,1011where12we supposed13there was15a place ofprayer,14and16we18sat down17andspoke18to the19women21who had come together.20 One who2heard12us wasa woman3named4Lydia,5from the city7of Thyatira,8a seller of purple goods,6who was a worshiper of9God.11The14Lord15opened16her13heart18to pay attention19to what was said2021by22Paul.24 And2after1she was baptized,3and4her7household6as well,she urged8us,saying,9“If10you have judged11me12to be16faithful13to the14Lord,15come17to18my21house20andstay.”22And23she prevailed24upon us.25 As2we4were1going3to5the6[ place of] prayer,7we14were met13by a9slave girl8who had10a spirit11of divination12and15brought18her21owners20much17gain16by fortune-telling.22 She1followed2Paul4and5us,6crying out,7“These9men11are17servants12of the13Most High16God,14who18proclaim19to you20the way21of salvation.”22 And2this1she kept doing3for4many5days.6Paul,9having become greatly annoyed,7turned11and10said14to the12spirit,“13I command15you16in17the name18of Jesus19Christ20to come out21of22her.”23And24it came out25that27very26hour.28 But2when1her5owners4saw1that6their12hope9of gain11was gone,7they seized13Paul15and16Silas18anddragged19theminto20the21marketplace22before23the24rulers.25 And1when they had brought2them3to the4magistrates,5they said,6“These7men9are15Jews,14andthey are disturbing10our11city.13 They advocate2customs3that4are6not5lawful6for us7as12Romans11to accept8or9practice.”10 The3crowd4joined2in attacking5them,6and7the8magistrates9tore10the12garments13off10them11andgave orders14to beat them with rods.15 And2when they had inflicted3many1blows5upon them,4they threw6theminto7prison,8ordering9the10jailer11to keep13them14safely.12 Having received4this3order,2he put5them6into7the8inner9prison10and11fastened14their15feet13in16the17stocks.18 About1midnight4Paul5and6Silas7were praying8andsinging hymns9to God,11and13the15prisoners16were listening to12them,14 and2suddenly1there was4a great5earthquake,3so that6the8foundations9of the10prison11were shaken.7And13immediately14all17the15doors16were opened,12and18everyone’s19bonds21were unfastened.22 When3the4jailer5woke13and6saw7thatthe9prison12doors10were open,8he drew13[his]14sword15andwas about16to kill18himself,17supposing19thatthe21prisoners22had escaped.20 But2Paul6cried1with a loud3voice,4“Do9not8harm11yourself,10for13we are14all12here.”15 And2[the jailer] called for1lights3andrushed in,4and5trembling with fear67he fell down before8Paul10and11Silas.13 Then1he brought2them3out4andsaid,5“Sirs,6what7must9I8do10to be saved?”1112 And2they1said,3“Believe4in5the6Lord7Jesus,8and9you will be saved,10you11and12your15household.”14 And1they spoke2the4word5of the6Lord7to him3and8to all9who10werein11his14house.13 And1he took2them3the4same5hour7of the8night9andwashed10theirwounds;13and14he was baptized15at once,21he16and17all20his19[family].18 Then2he brought1them3up1into4his5house6andset7food8before them.And9he rejoiced10along with his entire household11that he had believed in12God.14 But2when it was3day,1the5magistrates6sent4the7police,8saying,9“Let10those13men12go.”10 And2the3jailer4reported1these7words6to8Paul,10saying,“The13magistrates14have sent12to let you go.1516Therefore18come out19now17andgo20in21peace.”22 But2Paul3said4to5them,6“They have beaten7us8publicly,9uncondemned,10men11who are13Roman [citizens],12and have thrown14usinto15prison;16and17dothey21now18throw21us20out21secretly?19No!22Let them come25themselves26andtake28us27out.”28 The5police6reported1these9words8to the3magistrates,4and11they were afraid10when they heard12that13they were15Roman [citizens].14 So1they came2andapologized3to them.4And5they took them out6andasked7themto leave8the10city.11 So2they went1out of3the4prison5andvisited6Lydia.9And10when they had seen11the13brothers,14they encouraged12themand15departed.16