1 H e came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek.

¶ Then he came to Derbe and Lystra; and, behold, a certain disciple was there named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman, who was faithful, but his father was a Gentile,

2 T he brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

of whom the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium gave good witness.

3 P aul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

Paul desired to have him go forth with him and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those quarters, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

4 A s they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

And as they went through the cities, they asked them to keep the decrees that had been determined by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

5 S o the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

And so the congregations were established in the faith and increased in number daily.

6 W hen they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.

¶ Now passing through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia;

7 W hen they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.

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

8 P assing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

9 A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”

And a vision was shown to Paul in the night: There stood a man of Macedonia, asking him, saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.

10 W hen he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.

And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel unto them.

11 S etting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

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

12 a nd from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.

and from there to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony; and we were in that city abiding certain days.

13 O n the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down, and spoke to the women who had come together.

And on one of the sabbaths we went out of the city by a river side, where it was customary to pray; and we sat down and spoke unto the women who gathered there.

14 A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.

Then a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who feared God, heard us, whose heart the Lord opened that she attended unto the things which were spoken by Paul.

15 W hen she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay.” So she persuaded us.

And when she was baptized, with 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 A s we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.

¶ And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a Pythian spirit met us, which brought her masters much gain by divination:

17 F ollowing Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”

she followed Paul and us and cried out, saying, These men are the slaves of the most high God, who announce unto us the way of deliverance.

18 S he was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.

And she did this for 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.

19 B ut when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

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

20 W hen they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,

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

21 a nd advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”

and teach rites which are not lawful for us to receive neither to observe, being Romans.

22 T he multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.

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

23 W hen they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,

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

24 w ho, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.

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

25 B ut about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

¶ But at midnight as Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises unto God, and the prisoners heard them,

26 S uddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.

then 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.

27 T he jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

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 fled.

28 B ut Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”

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

29 H e called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,

Then he called for a light and came inside and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas

30 b rought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

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

31 T hey said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

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

32 T hey spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

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

33 H e took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.

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

34 H e brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.

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

35 B ut when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”

¶ And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go.

36 T he jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out, and go in peace.”

And the keeper of the prison made these words known unto Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore depart and go in peace.

37 B ut Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”

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 in secret? no indeed; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

38 T he sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

And the sergeants returned and told these words unto the magistrates; and they feared when they heard that they were Romans.

39 a nd they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.

And they came and besought them, and bringing them out, asked them to depart out of the city.

40 T hey went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.

And leaving the prison, they entered into the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them and departed.