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          DASV: Acts 16    

1 Paul also went to Derbe and Lystra. A disciple named Timothy
was there whose mother was a Jewish believer, but his father
was a Greek.
2 He was recommended by the brothers who were at Lystra
and Iconium.
3 Paul wanted Timothy to go with him; so he took and circumcised
him because of the Jews who were in those parts, because they
all knew that his father was a Greek.
4 As they went on their way through the towns, they informed
them of the decisions that had been reached by the apostles
and elders who were in Jerusalem.
5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and daily
increased in number.

6 They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having
been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in the
province of Asia.
7 When they came to Mysia, they tried to go to Bithynia; but
the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them to.
8 So they passed by Mysia, and went down to Troas.
9 During the night Paul had a vision. There was a man from
Macedonia standing, urging him, "Come over to Macedonia,
and help us."
10 After Paul had seen the vision, immediately we attempted
to go over into Macedonia, concluding that God had called
us to proclaim the good news to them.
11 So we sailed from Troas, and set a straight course to
Samothrace, and the next day on to Neapolis.

12 From there we went to Philippi, which is a leading city
in Macedonia, and a Roman colony. We stayed in this city
several days.
13 On the Sabbath we went out through the gate to the river
side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer. We
sat down, and spoke to the women who had gathered there.
14 Now a woman named Lydia, a seller of purple from the city
of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard us, and the Lord had
opened her heart to respond to the things which were
spoken by Paul.
15 When she and her household were baptized, she invited us,
saying, "If you judge me to be faithful to the Lord, come
to my house, and stay there." She convinced us.

16 One time as we were going to the place of prayer, a
slave-girl met us who had a spirit of divination. She
brought her masters much gain by her fortune-telling.
17 She followed behind Paul and us crying out, "These men
are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you
the way of salvation."
18 She did this for many days. But Paul got really annoyed
and turned and said to the spirit, "I order you in the name
of Jesus Christ to come out of her." So it came out that
same hour.
19 But when her masters realized that the hope of their gain
was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into
the marketplace before the authorities.
20 After bringing them to the magistrates, they complained,
“These men are Jews, who are disturbing our city,
21 and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us to
accept or observe, being Romans."
22 The crowd rose up against them, and the magistrates ordered
them stripped and beaten with rods.
23 When they had given them many lashes, they threw them into
prison, ordering the jailor to keep them secure.
24 Having received such orders, he threw them into the inner
prison, and locked their feet down in the stocks.

25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns
to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations
of the prison were shaken. Immediately, all the doors were
opened and everyone's chains came loose.
27 The jailor, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison
doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself,
assuming that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul yelled out, "Don’t hurt yourself, for we are all
here."
29 He called for lights, rushed in trembling with fear, and
fell down before Paul and Silas.
30 He brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be
saved?"
31 They replied, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be
saved, you and your household."
32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone
in his house.
33 He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their
wounds; and was immediately baptized, he and all his family.
34 He brought them up to his house, and set food before them;
he and his entire family rejoiced greatly because of having
believed in God.

35 The next morning, the magistrates sent the police, saying,
"Let those men go."
36 The jailor reported the words to Paul, saying, "The
magistrates have sent to let you go; so now come out,
and go in peace."
37 But Paul objected, "They have publicly beaten us,
uncondemned Romans, and have thrown us into prison; and now
they are attempting to send us away secretly? No way. Let
them come and bring us out themselves."
38 The police reported these words to the magistrates, and
they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.
39 So they came and apologized to them. When they brought
them out, they asked them to leave the city.
40 After they left the prison, they entered the house of Lydia;
and when they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them
and then left.

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