Act 16:1 When he arrived at Derbe and then Lystra, he came across a certain disciple there by the name of Timothy, whose mother was a Judean believer and whose father was a Greek.
Act 16:2 He had a good reputation among the believers in Lystra and Iconium.
Act 16:3 Paul wanted Timothy to come along with him, and he circumcised him on account of the Judeans in the area, since they all knew his father was a Greek.
Act 16:4 Now as they went through the cities, they handed out the stipulations that had been agreed upon by the Ambassadors and elders in Jerusalem.
Act 16:5 So the Congregations were firmly established in the faith, and their numbers increased exponentially each day.
Act 16:6 Then they passed through Phrygia and the province of Galatia, but they were prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the Word in the province of Asia.
Act 16:7 They arrived in Mysia and then tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow it,
Act 16:8 so they bypassed it and went down into Troas.
Act 16:9 During the night, Paul had a vision of a certain man in Macedonia who was standing and pleading, “Cross over into Macedonia; help us!”
Act 16:10 After he saw the vision, we tried to go to Macedonia immediately, since we were convinced that God had called us to bring the Gospel to them.
Act 16:11 We set out from Troas and made a straight run to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis.
Act 16:12 From there we went to Philippi, which is a Roman colony and the most prominent city in that region of Macedonia, and we stayed there for a while.
Act 16:13 On one of the Sabbaths we went out beyond the gate to a riverside at a place where we expected to find a prayer meeting. We sat down and spoke to the women gathering there.
Act 16:14 One of the listeners was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth in the city of Thyatira. She revered God, and the Master put it into her mind to pay attention to what Paul was saying.
Act 16:15 Having been immersed then, along with her entire household, she pleaded with us: “If you consider me faithful to the Master, stay in my house.” She was quite adamant about it.
Act 16:16 Another time as we were going out to prayer, we were met by a certain slave girl who had a Python spirit. Her divination was a great source of income for her masters.
Act 16:17 And she kept following Paul and us, shouting, “These people are slaves of the Supreme God, and they are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
Act 16:18 This went on day after day, until Paul became exasperated and turned around to confront the spirit: “I command you in the name of Jesus the Anointed to come out of her!” And it left right away.
Act 16:19 But her masters realized that all their hopes of income had just disappeared. So they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the officials at the marketplace.
Act 16:20 Upon arrival they said, “These people, these Judeans, have put our city into an uproar!
Act 16:21 They are proclaiming customs that are forbidden for us Romans.”
Act 16:22 Then the crowd united against them, and the officials had their clothes torn off and ordered them to be beaten with rods.
Act 16:23 After they had inflicted them with many strikes, they threw them into jail and solemnly charged the jailer to guard them securely.
Act 16:24 Upon hearing this he threw them into the innermost cell and locked their feet in the stocks.
Act 16:25 Now around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing festive songs to God, and the other prisoners were listening.
Act 16:26 Suddenly there was a tremendous earthquake, which shook the prison down to its foundations. Instantly all the cell doors were opened, and everyone’s shackles became loose.
Act 16:27 But when the jailer awoke and saw that all the cell doors were opened, he drew his sword with the intent to kill himself, since he presumed all the prisoners had escaped.
Act 16:28 But Paul shouted out, “Do not harm yourself; we are all still here!”
Act 16:29 The jailer called for lights and then, shaking, he rushed in and fell down before Paul and Silas.
Act 16:30 He led them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Act 16:31 And they replied, “Put your trust in Master Jesus and you will be saved— you and your entire household!”
Act 16:32 Then they spoke the Word of the Master to him and his whole household.
Act 16:33 At that very hour of the night he washed their wounds, and then immediately he and his whole household were immersed.
Act 16:34 After taking them into his house, he set a table before them. He and his household were overjoyed due to their trust in God.
Act 16:35 Now the next day the officials sent word to the jailers, “Release those people.”
Act 16:36 So the jailer passed on the message to Paul: “The officials have sent word to have you released. Come now, go in peace.”
Act 16:37 But Paul replied to them, “They lashed us publicly, though we are innocent Roman citizens, and threw us into jail. And now they want to release us quietly? No! Let them escort us out themselves!”
Act 16:38 The jailers reported these words to the officials, who were alarmed to hear that they were Romans.
Act 16:39 So they came and placated them, led them out, and asked them to leave the city.
Act 16:40 Leaving the jail, then, they went to Lydia’s house. They consoled the believers there and then left.

Act 16:1 κατηντησεν δε και εις δερβην και εις λυστραν και ιδου μαθητης τις ην εκει ονοματι τιμοθεος υἱος γυναικος ιουδαιας πιστης πατρος δε ἑλληνος
Act 16:2 ὁς εμαρτυρειτο ὑπο των εν λυστροις και ικονιω αδελφων
Act 16:3 τουτον ηθελησεν ὁ παυλος συν αυτω εξελθειν και λαβων περιετεμεν αυτον δια τους ιουδαιους τους οντας εν τοις τοποις εκεινοις ηδεισαν γαρ ἁπαντες ὁτι ἑλλην ὁ πατηρ αυτου ὑπηρχεν
Act 16:4 ὡς δε διεπορευοντο τας πολεις παρεδιδοσαν αυτοις φυλασσειν τα δογματα τα κεκριμενα ὑπο των αποστολων και πρεσβυτερων των εν ἱεροσολυμοις
Act 16:5 αἱ μεν ουν εκκλησιαι εστερεουντο τη πιστει και επερισσευον τω αριθμω καθ᾽ ἡμεραν
Act 16:6 διηλθον δε την φρυγιαν και γαλατικην χωραν κωλυθεντες ὑπο του ἁγιου πνευματος λαλησαι τον λογον εν τη ασια
Act 16:7 ελθοντες δε κατα την μυσιαν επειραζον εις την βιθυνιαν πορευθηναι και ουκ ειασεν αυτους το πνευμα ιησου
Act 16:8 παρελθοντες δε την μυσιαν κατεβησαν εις τρωαδα
Act 16:9 και ὁραμα δια της νυκτος τω παυλω ωφθη ανηρ μακεδων τις ην ἑστως και παρακαλων αυτον και λεγων διαβας εις μακεδονιαν βοηθησον ἡμιν
Act 16:10 ὡς δε το ὁραμα ειδεν ευθεως εζητησαμεν εξελθειν εις μακεδονιαν συμβιβαζοντες ὁτι προσκεκληται ἡμας ὁ θεος ευαγγελισασθαι αυτους
Act 16:11 αναχθεντες δε απο τρωαδος ευθυδρομησαμεν εις σαμοθρακην τη δε επιουση εις νεαν πολιν
Act 16:12 κακειθεν εις φιλιππους ἡτις εστιν πρωτης μεριδος της μακεδονιας πολις κολωνια ημεν δε εν ταυτη τη πολει διατριβοντες ἡμερας τινας
Act 16:13 τη τε ἡμερα των σαββατων εξηλθομεν εξω της πυλης παρα ποταμον οὑ ενομιζομεν προσευχην ειναι και καθισαντες ελαλουμεν ταις συνελθουσαις γυναιξιν
Act 16:14 και τις γυνη ονοματι λυδια πορφυροπωλις πολεως θυατειρων σεβομενη τον θεον ηκουεν ἡς ὁ κυριος διηνοιξεν την καρδιαν προσεχειν τοις λαλουμενοις ὑπο του παυλου
Act 16:15 ὡς δε εβαπτισθη και ὁ οικος αυτης παρεκαλεσεν λεγουσα ει κεκρικατε με πιστην τω κυριω ειναι εισελθοντες εις τον οικον μου μενετε και παρεβιασατο ἡμας
Act 16:16 εγενετο δε πορευομενων ἡμων εις την προσευχην παιδισκην τινα εχουσαν πνευμα πυθωνα ὑπαντησαι ἡμιν ἡτις εργασιαν πολλην παρειχεν τοις κυριοις αυτης μαντευομενη
Act 16:17 αὑτη κατακολουθουσα τω παυλω και ἡμιν εκραζεν λεγουσα οὑτοι οἱ ανθρωποι δουλοι του θεου του ὑψιστου εισιν οἱτινες καταγγελλουσιν ὑμιν ὁδον σωτηριας
Act 16:18 τουτο δε εποιει επι πολλας ἡμερας διαπονηθεις δε παυλος και επιστρεψας τω πνευματι ειπεν παραγγελλω σοι εν ονοματι ιησου χριστου εξελθειν απ᾽ αυτης και εξηλθεν αυτη τη ὡρα
Act 16:19 ιδοντες δε οἱ κυριοι αυτης ὁτι εξηλθεν ἡ ελπις της εργασιας αυτων επιλαβομενοι τον παυλον και τον σιλαν εἱλκυσαν εις την αγοραν επι τους αρχοντας
Act 16:20 και προσαγαγοντες αυτους τοις στρατηγοις ειπαν οὑτοι οἱ ανθρωποι εκταρασσουσιν ἡμων την πολιν ιουδαιοι ὑπαρχοντες
Act 16:21 και καταγγελλουσιν εθη ἁ ουκ εξεστιν ἡμιν παραδεχεσθαι ουδε ποιειν ῥωμαιοις ουσιν
Act 16:22 και συνεπεστη ὁ οχλος κατ᾽ αυτων και οἱ στρατηγοι περιρηξαντες αυτων τα ἱματια εκελευον ῥαβδιζειν
Act 16:23 πολλας τε επιθεντες αυτοις πληγας εβαλον εις φυλακην παραγγειλαντες τω δεσμοφυλακι ασφαλως τηρειν αυτους
Act 16:24 ὁς παραγγελιαν τοιαυτην λαβων εβαλεν αυτους εις την εσωτεραν φυλακην και τους ποδας ησφαλισατο αυτων εις το ξυλον
Act 16:25 κατα δε το μεσονυκτιον παυλος και σιλας προσευχομενοι ὑμνουν τον θεον επηκροωντο δε αυτων οἱ δεσμιοι
Act 16:26 αφνω δε σεισμος εγενετο μεγας ὡστε σαλευθηναι τα θεμελια του δεσμωτηριου ηνεωχθησαν δε παραχρημα αἱ θυραι πασαι και παντων τα δεσμα ανεθη
Act 16:27 εξυπνος δε γενομενος ὁ δεσμοφυλαξ και ιδων ανεωγμενας τας θυρας της φυλακης σπασαμενος την μαχαιραν ημελλεν ἑαυτον αναιρειν νομιζων εκπεφευγεναι τους δεσμιους
Act 16:28 εφωνησεν δε μεγαλη φωνη ὁ παυλος λεγων μηδεν πραξης σεαυτω κακον ἁπαντες γαρ εσμεν ενθαδε
Act 16:29 αιτησας δε φωτα εισεπηδησεν και εντρομος γενομενος προσεπεσεν τω παυλω και τω σιλα
Act 16:30 και προαγαγων αυτους εξω εφη κυριοι τι με δει ποιειν ἱνα σωθω
Act 16:31 οἱ δε ειπαν πιστευσον επι τον κυριον ιησουν και σωθηση συ και ὁ οικος σου
Act 16:32 και ελαλησαν αυτω τον λογον του κυριου συν πασιν τοις εν τη οικια αυτου
Act 16:33 και παραλαβων αυτους εν εκεινη τη ὡρα της νυκτος ελουσεν απο των πληγων και εβαπτισθη αυτος και οἱ αυτου παντες παραχρημα
Act 16:34 αναγαγων τε αυτους εις τον οικον παρεθηκεν τραπεζαν και ηγαλλιασατο πανοικει πεπιστευκως τω θεω
Act 16:35 ἡμερας δε γενομενης απεστειλαν οἱ στρατηγοι τους ῥαβδουχους λεγοντες απολυσον τους ανθρωπους εκεινους
Act 16:36 απηγγειλεν δε ὁ δεσμοφυλαξ τους λογους τουτους προς τον παυλον ὁτι απεσταλκαν οἱ στρατηγοι ἱνα απολυθητε νυν ουν εξελθοντες πορευεσθε εν ειρηνη
Act 16:37 ὁ δε παυλος εφη προς αυτους δειραντες ἡμας δημοσια ακατακριτους ανθρωπους ῥωμαιους ὑπαρχοντας εβαλαν εις φυλακην και νυν λαθρα ἡμας εκβαλλουσιν ου γαρ αλλα ελθοντες αυτοι ἡμας εξαγαγετωσαν
Act 16:38 απηγγειλαν δε τοις στρατηγοις οἱ ῥαβδουχοι τα ῥηματα ταυτα εφοβηθησαν δε ακουσαντες ὁτι ῥωμαιοι εισιν
Act 16:39 και ελθοντες παρεκαλεσαν αυτους και εξαγαγοντες ηρωτων απελθειν απο της πολεως
Act 16:40 εξελθοντες δε απο της φυλακης εισηλθον προς την λυδιαν και ιδοντες παρεκαλεσαν τους αδελφους και εξηλθαν