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And he came to Derbe and Lystra, and lo, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus son of a certain woman, a believing Jewess, but of a father, a Greek, |
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who was well testified to by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium; |
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this one did Paul wish to go forth with him, and having taken `him', he circumcised him, because of the Jews who are in those places, for they all knew his father -- that he was a Greek. |
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And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who `are' in Jerusalem, |
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then, indeed, were the assemblies established in the faith, and were abounding in number every day; |
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and having gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia, |
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having gone toward Mysia, they were trying to go on toward Bithynia, and the Spirit did not suffer them, |
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and having passed by Mysia, they came down to Troas. |
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And a vision through the night appeared to Paul -- a certain man of Macedonia was standing, calling upon him, and saying, `Having passed through to Macedonia, help us;' -- |
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and when he saw the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go forth to Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord hath called us to preach good news to them, |
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having set sail, therefore, from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, on the morrow also to Neapolis, |
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thence also to Philippi, which is a principal city of the part of Macedonia -- a colony. And we were in this city abiding certain days, |
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on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together, |
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and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul; |
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and when she was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, `If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, remain;' and she constrained us. |
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And it came to pass in our going on to prayer, a certain maid, having a spirit of Python, did meet us, who brought much employment to her masters by soothsaying, |
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she having followed Paul and us, was crying, saying, `These men are servants of the Most High God, who declare to us a way of salvation;' |
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and this she was doing for many days, but Paul having been grieved, and having turned, said to the spirit, `I command thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come forth from her;' and it came forth the same hour. |
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And her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas, drew `them' to the market-place, unto the rulers, |
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and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, `These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews; |
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and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.' |
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And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat `them' with rods, |
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many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely, |
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who such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks. |
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And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them, |
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and suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, opened also presently were all the doors, and of all -- the bands were loosed; |
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and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled, |
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and Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, `Thou mayest not do thyself any harm, for we are all here.' |
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And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas, |
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and having brought them forth, said, `Sirs, what must I do -- that I may be saved?' |
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and they said, `Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved -- thou and thy house;' |
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and they spake to him the word of the Lord, and to all those in his household; |
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and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe `them' from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently, |
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having brought them also into his house, he set food before `them', and was glad with all the household, he having believed in God. |
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And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, `Let those men go;' |
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and the jailor told these words unto Paul -- `The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now, therefore, having gone forth go on in peace;' |
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and Paul said to them, `Having beaten us publicly uncondemned -- men, Romans being -- they did cast `us' to prison, and now privately do they cast us forth! why no! but having come themselves, let them bring us forth.' |
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And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans, |
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and having come, they besought them, and having brought `them' forth, they were asking `them' to go forth from the city; |
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and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into `the house of' Lydia, and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth. |