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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: | 1He also came to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but whose father was a Greek. |
| 2Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. | 2The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. |
| 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 Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was 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 through the towns, they passed on the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey. |
| 5And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. | 5So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number 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, | 6They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in the province of Asia. |
| 7After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. | 7When they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to do this, |
| 8And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. | 8so they passed through 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. | 9A vision appeared to Paul during the night: A Macedonian man was standing there urging 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. | 10After Paul saw the vision, we attempted immediately to go over to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them. |
| 11Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; | 11We put out to sea from Troas and sailed a straight course 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, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed in this city for some 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 outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to speak to the women who had assembled 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, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a God-fearing woman, listened to us. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. |
| 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. | 15After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, "If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house." And she persuaded us. |
| 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: | 16Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to foretell the future by supernatural means. She brought her owners a great profit by fortune-telling. |
| 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 followed behind Paul and us and kept crying out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the 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 continued to do this for many days. But Paul became greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out of her at once. |
| 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, | 19But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. |
| 20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, | 20When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, "These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews |
| 21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. | 21and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us to accept or practice, since we are Romans." |
| 22And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. | 22The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be 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 they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely. |
| 24Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. | 24Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. |
| 25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. | 25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the 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 a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose. |
| 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 doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped. |
| 28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. | 28But Paul called out loudly, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!" |
| 29Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, | 29Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas. |
| 30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? | 30Then he brought 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 replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household." |
| 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, along with all those who were in his house. |
| 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 all his family were baptized right away. |
| 34And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. | 34The jailer brought them into his house and set food before them, and he rejoiced greatly that he had come to believe in God, together with his entire household. |
| 35And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go. | 35At daybreak the magistrates sent their police officers, saying, "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, saying, "The magistrates have sent orders 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 said to the police officers, "They had us beaten in public without a proper trial--even though we are Roman citizens--and they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! They themselves must 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 police officers reported these words to the magistrates. They were frightened when they heard 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. | 39and came and apologized to them. After they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly 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. | 40When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia's house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed. |
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