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¹ And he came to the city Derbe, and to Lystra. And there was a certain disciple there, whose name was Timothy, the son of a believing Jewess, but his father was a Gentile.² And all the disciples of Lystra and Iconium gave good testimony of him.³ Him Paul was disposed to take with him: and he took him, and circumcised him, because of the Jews that were in that region; for they all knew that his father was a Gentile.⁴ And as they went among the cities, they preached and taught them, that they should observe those injunctions which the legates and Elders at Jerusalem had written.⁵ And so were the churches established in the faith, and were increased in number daily.

⁶ And they travelled through the regions of Phrygia and Galatia; and the Holy Spirit forbid them to speak the word of God in Asia.⁷ And when they came into the region of Mysia, they were disposed to go from there into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus permitted them not.⁸ And when they departed from Mysia, they came down to the region of Troas.⁹ And in a vision of the night, there appeared unto Paul, a man of Macedonia, who stood and besought him, saying: Come to Macedonia and help us.¹⁰ And when Paul had seen this vision, immediately we were desirous to depart for Macedonia; because we inferred, that our Lord called us to preach to them.¹¹ And we sailed from Troas, and came direct to Samothrace; and from there, on the following day, we came to the city Neapolis.¹² And from there to Philippi, which is the chief [fn] of Macedonia, and is a colony. And we remained in that city certain days. ¹³ And on the sabbath day, we went without the gate of the city to the side of a river, because a house of prayer was seen there. And when we were seated, we conversed with the women who there assembled.¹⁴ And a certain woman who feared God, a seller of purple, whose name was Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, [fn] . Her heart our Lord opened, and she hearkened to what Paul spake. ¹⁵ And she was baptized, and her household. And she entreated us, saying: If ye are really persuaded that I have believed in our Lord, come and take lodging in my house. And she urged us much.

¹⁶ And it occurred that, as we were going to the house of prayer, a certain maid met us, who had a spirit of divination, and who procured for her lords great gain by the divination which she performed.¹⁷ And she followed after Paul and us, and cried, saying: These men are the servants of the Most High God, and they announce to you the way of life.¹⁸ And this she did many days. And Paul was indignant; and he said to that spirit, I command thee, in the name of Jesus Messiah, that thou come out of her. And it came out the same hour.¹⁹ And when her lords saw that the prospect of their gain from her was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragging them along brought them to the market-place,²⁰ and set them before the prefects and chiefs of the city, and said: These men disturb our city; for they are Jews,²¹ and they preach to us customs, which it is not lawful for us to receive and to practise, because we are Romans.²² And a great company was collected against them. Then the prefects rent their garments, and commanded to scourge them.²³ And when they had scourged them much, they cast them into the prison, and commanded the keeper of the prison to keep them with care.²⁴ And he, having received this command, carried and immured them in the inner part of the prison, and confined their feet in the stocks.

²⁵ And at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and glorifying God: and the prisoners heard them.²⁶ And suddenly there was a great shaking, and the foundations of the prison were moved; and at once all the doors opened, and the bands of all were loosed.²⁷ And when the keeper of the prison awoke, and saw that the doors of the prison were open, he took a sword and sought to kill himself; because he supposed the prisoners had escaped.²⁸ But Paul called to him, in a loud voice, and said: Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.²⁹ And he lighted for himself a lamp, and sprang and came in, trembling, and fell at the feet of Paul and Silas.³⁰ And he brought them out, and said to them: My lords, what must I do, that I may have life?³¹ And they said to him: Believe on the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah, and thou wilt have life, thou and thy house.³² And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all the members of his house.³³ And the same hour of the night, he took and washed them from their stripes; and he was baptized immediately, he and all the members of his house.³⁴ And he took them and brought them into his house, and set a table for them; and he rejoiced in the faith of God, he and all the members of his house.

³⁵ And when it was morning, the prefects sent rod-bearers to say to the superior of the prison: Let those men loose.³⁶ And when the superior of the prison heard [fn] , he went in, and said the same thing to Paul; [fn] , that . the prefects have sent [fn] that ye be set free. And now, [fn] Go ye out, and depart in peace. ³⁷ But Paul said to him: They have scourged us, unoffending men, and Romans, before all the world, and have cast us into prison; and now, do they secretly let us out? No, surely: but let them come themselves and bring us out.³⁸ And the rod-bearers went and told to the prefects the words which were told to them: and when they heard that they were Romans, they were afraid,³⁹ and came to them, and entreated of them that they would come out, and that they would leave the city.⁴⁰ And when they came out from the prison, they entered the house of Lydia; and there they saw the brethren, and comforted them, and departed.