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After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but
the Spirit suffered them not. |
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8: And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. |
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9: And 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. |
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10: And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go
into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach
the gospel unto them. |
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11: Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to
Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; |
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12: And 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. |
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13: And 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. |
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14: And 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. |
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15: And 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. |
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16: And 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: |
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17: The 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. |
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18: And 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. |
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19: 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, |
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20: And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews,
do exceedingly trouble our city, |
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21: And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to
observe, being Romans. |
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22: And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates
rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. |
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23: And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into
prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: |
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24: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner
prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. |
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25: And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and
the prisoners heard them. |
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26: And 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. |
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27: 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 been fled. |
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28: But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we
are all here. |
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29: Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and
fell down before Paul and Silas, |
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30: And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
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31: And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be
saved, and thy house. |
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32: And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in
his house. |
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33: And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their
stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. |
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34: And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them,
and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. |
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35: And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let
those men go. |
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36: And 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.
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37: 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
privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. |
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38: And the rjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they
feared, when they heard that they were Romans. |
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39: And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired
them to depart out of the city. |
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40: And 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. |