Acts 16 KJV ISV Parallel

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1Then 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:

1Paul also went to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish wife whose husband was a Greek.

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

2Timothy was highly regarded by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.

3Him 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.

3Paul wanted this man to go with him, so he took him and had him circumcised because of the Jews who lived in that region, since everyone knew that Timothy's father was a Greek.

4And 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.

4As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for them to obey.

5And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

5So the churches continued to be strengthened in the faith and to increase in numbers every day.

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

6Because they had been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia, Paul and Timothy went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.

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

7They went as far as Mysia and tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them,

8And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

8so they bypassed Mysia and went down to Troas.

9And 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.

9During the night Paul had a vision. A man from Macedonia was standing there and pleading with him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"

10And 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.

10As soon as he had seen the vision, we immediately looked for a way to go to Macedonia, because we were convinced that God had called us to tell the people there the good news.

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

11Sailing from Troas, we went straight to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,

12And 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.

12and from there to Philippi, an important city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We were in this city for several days.

13And 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.

13On the Sabbath day, we went out the city gate and walked along the river, where we thought there was a place of prayer. We sat down and began talking to the women who had gathered there.

14And 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.

14A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple goods, was listening to us. She was a worshiper of God, and the Lord opened her heart to listen carefully to what was being said by Paul.

15And 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.

15When she and her family were baptized, she urged us, "If you are convinced that I am a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home." And she continued to insist that we do so.

16And 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:

16Once, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit of fortune-telling and who had brought her owners a great deal of money by predicting the future.

17The 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.

17She would follow Paul and us and shout, "These men are servants of the Most High God and are proclaiming to you a way of salvation!"

18And 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.

18She kept doing this for many days until Paul became annoyed, turned to her and told the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus the Messiah to come out of her!" And it came out that very moment.

19And 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,

19When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities who met together in the public square.

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

20They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are stirring up a lot of trouble in our city. They are Jews

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

21and are advocating customs that we're not allowed to accept or practice as Romans."

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

22The crowd joined in the attack against them. Then the magistrates had Paul and Silas stripped of their clothes and ordered them beaten with rods.

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

23After giving them a severe beating, they threw them in jail and ordered the jailer to keep them under tight security.

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

24Having received these orders, he put them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in leg irons.

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

25Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

26And 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.

26Suddenly, there was an earthquake so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken. All the doors immediately flew open, and everyone's chains were unfastened.

27And 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.

27When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, since he thought the prisoners had escaped.

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

28But Paul shouted in a loud voice, "Don't hurt yourself, because we are all here!"

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

29The jailer asked for torches and rushed inside. Trembling as he knelt in front of Paul and Silas,

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

30he took them outside and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

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

31They answered, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will be saved."

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

32Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and everyone in his home.

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

33At that hour of the night, he took them and washed their wounds. Then he and his entire family were baptized immediately.

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

34He brought Paul and Silas upstairs into his house and set food before them. He was thrilled, as was his household, to believe in God.

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

35When day came, the magistrates sent guards, who commanded, "Release those men."

36And 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.

36The jailer reported these words to Paul, and added, "The magistrates have sent word to release you. So come out now and go in peace."

37But 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.

37But Paul told the guards, "The magistrates have had us beaten publicly without a trial and have thrown us into jail, even though we are Roman citizens. Now are they going to throw us out secretly? Certainly not! Have them come and escort us out."

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

38The guards reported these words to the magistrates, and they became afraid when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

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

39So the magistrates came, apologized to them, and escorted them out. Then they asked them to leave the city.

40And 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.

40Leaving the jail, Paul and Silas went to Lydia's house. They saw the brothers, encouraged them, and then left.

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