Acts 16:12-40
12 and from there to a Philippi, which is a leading city of the ▼
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district of Macedonia and c a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. 13 And d on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate e to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we f sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. 14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods g who was a worshiper of God. The Lord h opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. 15 And after she was baptized i and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she j prevailed upon us. Paul and Silas in Prison
16 As we were going to k the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had l a spirit of m divination and n brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us o crying out, “These men are p servants ▼
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of r the Most High God, who proclaim to you s the way of salvation.” 18 And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit t “I command you u in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And v it came out that very hour. 19 But w when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and x dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. 20 And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. 21 They y advocate customs that are not lawful for us z as Romans to accept or practice.” 22 The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders aa to beat them with rods. 23 And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. 24 Having received this order, he put them into the inner ab prison and fastened their feet in ac the stocks. The Philippian Jailer Converted
25 ad About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, 26 and suddenly ae there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately af all the doors were opened, and ag everyone’s bonds were unfastened. 27 When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and ah was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” 29 And the jailer ▼
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called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he aj fell down before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs ak what must I do to be al saved?” 31 And they said am “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you an and your household.” 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them ao the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he ap was baptized at once, he and all his family. 34 Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he aq rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God. 35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, “Let those men go.” 36 And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace.” 37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly ar uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.” 38 The police reported these words to the magistrates, and as they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens. 39 So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and at asked them to leave the city. 40 So they went out of the prison and visited au Lydia. And when they had seen av the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.
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