1And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there _named_ Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman but of a Greek father,
2who was well spoken of by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.
3Paul wanted this one to go with 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 towns, they passed on to them to observe the rules that had been decided by the apostles and elders [who were] in Jerusalem.
5So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were growing in number every day.
6And they traveled through the Phrygian and Galatian region, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia.
7And [when they] came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.
8So going through Mysia, they went down to Troas.
9And a vision appeared to Paul during the night: a certain Macedonian man was standing there and imploring him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia [and] help us!
10And when he had seen the vision, we wanted at once to go away to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
11So putting out to sea from Troas, we sailed a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following [day] to Neapolis,
12and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city [of that] district of Macedonia, a [Roman] colony. And we were staying in this city for some days.
13And on the day of the Sabbath, we went outside the [city] gate beside the river, where we thought there was a place of prayer, and we sat down [and] spoke to the women assembled [there].
14And a certain woman _named_ Lydia from the city of Thyatira, a merchant dealing in purple cloth who showed reverence for God, was listening. The Lord opened _her_ heart to pay attention to what was being said by Paul.
15And after she was baptized, and her household, she urged [us], saying, "If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come to my house [and] stay." And she prevailed upon us.
16And it happened that [as] we were going to the place of prayer, a certain female slave who had a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing a large profit to her owners [by] fortune-telling.
17She followed Paul and us [and] was crying out, saying, "These men are slaves of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!
18And she was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed and turning around, said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out _immediately_.
19But [when] her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas [and] dragged [them] into the marketplace before the rulers.
20And [when they] had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, "These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,
21and are proclaiming customs that are not permitted for us to accept or to practice, [because we] are Romans!
22And the crowd joined in attacking them, and the chief magistrates tore off their clothing [and] gave orders to beat [them] with rods.
23And [after they] had inflicted many blows on them, they threw [them] into prison, giving orders to the jailer to guard them securely.
24Having received such an order, _he_ put them in the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25Now about midnight, Paul and Silas were praying [and] singing hymns to God, and 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 all the bonds were unfastened.
27And [after] the jailer was awake and saw the doors of the prison open, he drew [his] sword [and] was about to kill himself, [because he] thought the prisoners had escaped.
28But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, "Do no harm to yourself, for we are all here!
29And demanding lights, he rushed in and, _beginning to tremble_, fell down at the feet of Paul and Silas.
30And he brought them outside [and] said, "Sirs, what must I do so that I can be saved?
31And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household!
32And they spoke the message of the Lord to him, together with all those in his house.
33And he took them at that [very] hour of the night [and] washed [their] wounds, and he himself was baptized at once, and all those of his [household].
34And he brought them up into [his] house [and] set a meal before [them], and rejoiced greatly that he had believed in God with his whole household.
35And [when it] was day, the chief magistrates sent the police officers, saying, "Release those men.
36And the jailer reported these words to Paul: "The chief magistrates have sent [an order] that you should be released. So come out now [and] go in peace!
37But Paul said to them, "They beat us in public without due process—men who are Roman citizens—[and] threw [us] into prison, and now they are wanting to release us secretly? Certainly not! Rather let them come themselves [and] bring us out!
38So the police officers reported these words to the chief magistrates, and they were afraid [when they] heard that they were Roman citizens.
39And they came [and] apologized to them, and [after they] brought [them] out they asked [them] to depart from the city.
40And [when they] came out of the prison, they went to Lydia and [when they] saw [them], they encouraged the brothers and departed.
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