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Acts - Chapter: 16


16:1	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:
16:2	Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
16:3	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.
16:4	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.
16:5	And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
16:6	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,
16:7	After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
16:8	And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
16:9	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.
16:10	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.
16:11	Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
16:12	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.
16:13	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.
16:14	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.
16:15	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.
16:16	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:
16:17	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.
16:18	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.
16:19	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,
16:20	And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
16:21	And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
16:22	And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
16:23	And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
16:24	Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
16:25	And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
16:26	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.
16:27	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.
16:28	But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
16:29	Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
16:30	And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
16:31	And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
16:32	And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
16:33	And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
16:34	And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
16:35	And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
16:36	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.
16:37	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.
16:38	And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
16:39	And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
16:40	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.


16:1	Then came he to Derbe and to Lystra: and beholde, a certaine disciple was there named Timotheus, a womans sonne, which was a Iewesse and beleeued, but his father was a Grecian,
16:2	Of whom the brethren which were at Lystra and Iconium, reported well.
16:3	Therefore Paul would that he should go forth with him, and tooke and circumcised him, because of ye Iewes, which were in those quarters: for they knewe all, that his father was a Grecian.
16:4	And as they went through the cities, they deliuered them the decrees to keepe, ordeined of the Apostles and Elders, which were at Hierusalem.
16:5	And so were the Churches stablished in the faith, and encreased in number daily.
16:6	Nowe when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden of the holy Ghost to preache the worde in Asia.
16:7	Then came they to Mysia, and sought to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
16:8	Therefore they passed through Mysia, and came downe to Troas,
16:9	Where a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stoode a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come into Macedonia, and helpe vs.
16:10	And after he had seene the vision, immediatly we prepared to goe into Macedonia, being assured that the Lord had called vs to preache the Gospel vnto them.
16:11	Then went we forth from Troas, and with a straight course came to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis,
16:12	And from thence to Philippi, which is the chiefe citie in ye partes of Macedonia, and whose inhabitants came from Rome to dwell there, and we were in that citie abiding certaine dayes.
16:13	And on the Sabbath day, we went out of the citie, besides a Riuer, where they were wont to pray: and we sate downe, and spake vnto the women, which were come together.
16:14	And a certaine woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the citie of the Thyatirians, which worshipped God, heard vs: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended vnto the things, which Paul spake.
16:15	And when she was baptized, and her houshold, she besought vs, saying, If ye haue iudged me to be faithfull to ye Lord, come into mine house, and abide there: and she constrained vs.
16:16	And it came to passe that as we went to prayer, a certaine maide hauing a spirit of diuination, mette vs, which gate her masters much vantage with diuining.
16:17	She followed Paul and vs, and cryed, saying, These men are the seruants of the most high God, which shewe vnto you the way of saluation.
16:18	And this did she many dayes: but Paul being grieued, turned about, and said to the spirit, I commaund thee in the Name of Iesus Christ, that thou come out of her. And he came out the same houre.
16:19	Nowe when her masters sawe that the hope of their gaine was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drewe them into the market place vnto the Magistrates,
16:20	And brought them to the gouernours, saying, These men which are Iewes, trouble our citie,
16:21	And preache ordinances, which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, seeing we are Romanes.
16:22	The people also rose vp together against them, and the gouernours rent their clothes, and commanded them to be beaten with roddes.
16:23	And when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into prison, commaunding the Iayler to keepe them surely.
16:24	Who hauing receiued such commandement, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feete fast in the stockes.
16:25	Nowe at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sung Psalmes vnto God: and the prisoners heard them.
16:26	And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken: and by and by all the doores opened, and euery mans bands were loosed.
16:27	Then the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleepe, and when he sawe the prison doores open, he drewe out his sword and would haue killed himselfe, supposing the prisoners had bin fled.
16:28	But Paul cryed with a loude voyce, saying, Doe thy selfe no harme: for we are all here.
16:29	Then he called for a light, and leaped in, and came trembling, and fell downe before Paul and Silas,
16:30	And brought them out, and said, Syrs, what must I doe to be saued?
16:31	And they saide, Beleeue in the Lord Iesus Christ, and thou shalt be saued, and thine houshold.
16:32	And they preached vnto him the worde of the Lord, and to all that were in the house.
16:33	Afterwarde he tooke them the same houre of the night, and washed their stripes, and was baptized with all that belonged vnto him, straigthway.
16:34	And when he had brought them into his house, he set meate before them, and reioyced that he with all his houshold beleeued in God.
16:35	And when it was day, the gouernours sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men goe.
16:36	Then the keeper of the prison tolde these woordes vnto Paul, saying, The gouerness haue sent to loose you: nowe therefore get you hence, and goe in peace.
16:37	Then sayde Paul vnto them, After that they haue beaten vs openly vncodemned, which are Romanes, they haue cast vs into prison, and nowe would they put vs out priuily? nay verely: but let them come and bring vs out.
16:38	And the sergeants tolde these woordes vnto the gouernours, who feared whe they heard that they were Romanes.
16:39	Then came they and praied them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the citie.
16:40	And they went out of the prison, and entred into the house of Lydia: and when they had seene the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.


16:1	Then came he to Derba and to Lystra. And beholde a certayne disciple was there named Timotheus a womans sonne which was a Iewas and beleved: but his father was a Greke.
16:2	Of whom reported well the brethren of Lystra and of Iconium.
16:3	The same Paul wolde yt he shuld goo forth with him and toke and circumcised him because of the Iewes which were in those quarters: for they knewe all that his father was a Greke.
16:4	As they went thorow ye cities they delyvered the the decrees for to kepe ordeyned of the Apostles and elders which were at Ierusalem.
16:5	And so were the congregacions stablisshed in the fayth and encreased in noumbre dayly.
16:6	When they had goone thorow out Phrigia and the region of Galacia and were forbydde of the holy gost to preach the worde in Asia
16:7	they came to Misia and sought to goo into Bethinia. But the sprete soffered the not.
16:8	Then they went over Misia and cam doune to Troada.
16:9	And a vision appered to Paul in ye nyght. There stode a man of Macedonia and prayed him sayinge: come into Macedonia and helpe vs.
16:10	After he had sene ye vision immediatly we prepared to goo into Macedonia certified yt the lorde had called vs for to preache the gospell vnto them.
16:11	Then lowsed we forth from Troada and with a strayght course came to Samothracia and the nexte daye to Neapolim
16:12	and from thence to Philippos which is the chefest citie in ye partes of Macedonia and a fre cite. We were in that cite abydynge a certayne dayes.
16:13	And on the saboth dayes we went out of the cite besydes a ryver where men were wont to praye and we sate doune and spake vnto the wemen which resorted thyther.
16:14	And a certayne woman named Lydia a seller of purple of the cite of Thiatira which worshipped God gave vs audience. Whose hert the Lorde opened that she attended vnto the thinges which Paul spake.
16:15	When she was baptised and her housholde she besought vs sayinge: Yf ye thinke that I beleve on the Lorde come into my housse and abyde there. And she constrayned vs.
16:16	And it fortuned as we went to prayer a certayn damsell possessed with a sprete that prophesied met vs which brought her master and mastres moche vauntage with prophesyinge.
16:17	The same folowed Paul and vs and cryed sayinge: these men are the servauntes of the most hye God which shewe vnto vs the waye of salvacion.
16:18	And this dyd she many dayes. But Paul not cotent turned about and sayd to the sprete: I commaunde the in the name of Iesu Christ that thou come out of her. And he came out the same houre.
16:19	And when her master and mastres sawe yt the hope of their gaynes was gone they caught Paul and Sylas and drue the into the market place vnto the rulars
16:20	and brought them to the officers sayinge: These men trouble oure cite which are Iewes
16:21	and preache ordinaunces which are not laufull for vs to receave nether to observe seinge we are Romayns.
16:22	And the people ranne on them and the officers rent their clothes and comaunded them to be beaten with roddes.
16:23	And when they had beaten them sore they cast them into preson comaundynge the iayler to kepe them surely.
16:24	Which iayler when he had receaved suche comaundment thrust them into the ynner preson and made their fete fast in the stockes.
16:25	At mydnyght Paul and Sylas prayed and lauded God. And the presoners hearde them.
16:26	And sodenly ther was a greate erth quake so that ye fonndacion of the preson was shaken and by and by all the dores opened and every mannes bondes were lowsed.
16:27	When the keper of ye preson waked out of his slepe and sawe the preson dores open he drue out his swearde and wolde have kylled him selfe supposynge the presoners had bene fledde.
16:28	But Paul cryed with a lowde voyce sayinge: Do thy selfe no harme for we are all heare.
16:29	Then he called for a lyght and sprange in and came tremblynge and fell doune before Paul and Sylas
16:30	and brought them out and sayde: Syrs what must I do to be saved?
16:31	And they sayde: beleve on the Lorde Iesus and thou shalt be saved and thy housholde.
16:32	And they preached vnto him the worde of the Lorde and to all that were in his housse.
16:33	And he toke them the same houre of the nyght and wasshed their woundes and was baptised with all that belonged vnto him strayght waye.
16:34	Whe he had brought them into his housse he set meate before them and ioyed that he with all his housholde boleved on God.
16:35	And when it was daye the officers sent the ministres sayinge: Let those men goo.
16:36	The keper of ye preson tolde this sayinge to Paul the officiers have sent worde to lowse you. Now therfore get you hence and goo in peace.
16:37	Then sayde Paul vnto them: they have beaten vs openly vncomdempned for all yt we are Romayns and have cast vs into preson: and now wolde they sende vs awaye prevely? Naye not so but let them come the selves and set vs out.
16:38	When the ministres tolde these wordes vnto the officers they feared when they hearde that they were Romayns
16:39	and came and besought them and brought them out and desyred them to departe out of the cite.
16:40	And they wet out of ye preson and entred into the housse of Lidia and whe they had sene the brethren they comforted them and departed.

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