1 He reached (also) Derbe and Lystra where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
2 The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke highly of him,
3 and Paul wanted him to come along with him. On account of the Jews of that region, Paul had him circumcised, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4 As they traveled from city to city, they handed on to the people for observance the decisions reached by the apostles and presbyters in Jerusalem.
5 Day after day the churches grew stronger in faith and increased in number.
6 They traveled through the Phrygian and Galatian territory because they had been prevented by the holy Spirit from preaching the message in the province of Asia.
7 When they came to Mysia, they tried to go on into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them,
8 so they crossed through Mysia and came down to Troas.
9 During (the) night Paul had a vision. A Macedonian stood before him and implored him with these words, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
10 When he had seen the vision, we sought passage to Macedonia at once, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
11 We set sail from Troas, making a straight run for Samothrace, and on the next day to Neapolis,
12 and from there to Philippi, a leading city in that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We spent some time in that city.
13 On the sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river where we thought there would be a place of prayer. We sat and spoke with the women who had gathered there.
14 One of them, a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, from the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, listened, and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what Paul was saying.
15 After she and her household had been baptized, she offered us an invitation, "If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home," and she prevailed on us.
16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl with an oracular spirit, who used to bring a large profit to her owners through her fortune-telling.
17 She began to follow Paul and us, shouting, "These people are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation."
18 She did this for many days. Paul became annoyed, turned, and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." Then it came out at that moment.
19 When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the public square before the local authorities.
20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These people are Jews and are disturbing our city
21 and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us Romans to adopt or practice."
22 The crowd joined in the attack on them, and the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them to be beaten with rods.
23 After inflicting many blows on them, they threw them into prison and instructed the jailer to guard them securely.
24 When he received these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and secured their feet to a stake.
25 About midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God as the prisoners listened,
26 there was suddenly such a severe earthquake that the foundations of the jail shook; all the doors flew open, and the chains of all were pulled loose.
27 When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew (his) sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul shouted out in a loud voice, "Do no harm to yourself; we are all here."
29 He asked for a light and rushed in and, trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas.
30 Then he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
31 And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you and your household will be saved."
32 So they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.
33 He took them in at that hour of the night and bathed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized at once.
34 He brought them up into his house and provided a meal and with his household rejoiced at having come to faith in God.
35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the lictors with the order, "Release those men."
36 The jailer reported the (se) words to Paul, "The magistrates have sent orders that you be released. Now, then, come out and go in peace."
37 But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, even though we are Roman citizens and have not been tried, and have thrown us into prison. And now, are they going to release us secretly? By no means. Let them come themselves and lead us out."
38 The lictors reported these words to the magistrates, and they became alarmed when they heard that they were Roman citizens.
39 So they came and placated them, and led them out and asked that they leave the city.
40 When they had come out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house where they saw and encouraged the brothers, and then they left.
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Chapter 16 of Acts of the Apostles reports the missionary journey of Paul and Silas in the region of Macedonia. They preach the gospel in Philippi, where they face opposition and are arrested, but an earthquake liberates them and they lead the jailer and his family to believe in Jesus. Then they travel to Thessalonica, where they once again face persecution, and then to Bereia, where they are well received. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in Acts 16:
Philippians 1:6: "I am fully certain that the one who began a good work in you will complete it until Christ Jesus." This verse highlights the idea of perseverance and confidence in God's work, even in the midst of difficulties, which is evidenced in the experience of Paul and Silas in Philippi.
1 Thessalonians 2:2: "Contrary to what they know, after we have suffered and been outraged in Philippi, as we know, we had the courage in our God to speak to them the Gospel of God in the midst of great opposition." In this verse, Paul recalls his experience in Philippi and as even in the opposition, they continued to preach the Gospel.
Philippians 4:6-7: "Do not be anxious for anything, but in everything, for prayer and supplications, and with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, who exceeds all understanding, will keep the heart and mind of your mind in Christ Jesus. " This verse can be applied to the experience of Paul and Silas in Philippi, where despite being in prison, they surrendered to prayer and thanksgiving, experiencing God's peace in the midst of adversity.
Acts 16:31: "They answered, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and will be saved, you and those of your house.'" This verse contains the central message of the gospel that Paul and Silas preached in his missionary travel, including his passage through Philippi and Thessalonica.
1 Thessalonians 1:6: "You have received the word with joy of the Holy Spirit, despite much tribulation." This verse highlights the joy that the new converts to Thessalonica experienced, despite the persecution and tribulation they faced, something Paul and Silas certainly shared.
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