Acts 16 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

The Macedonian Vision

Act 16:1Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,

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Act 16:2and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium.

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Act 16:3Paul wanted this man to [fn]go with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

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Act 16:4Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering the decrees which had been decided upon by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem, for them to observe.

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Act 16:5So the churches were being strengthened [fn]in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.

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Act 16:6They passed through the [fn]Phrygian and Galatian region, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in [fn]Asia;

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Act 16:7and after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them;

Act 16:8

Act 16:8and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

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Act 16:9A vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing and appealing to him, and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

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Act 16:10When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to [fn]go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Act 16:11

Act 16:11So putting out to sea from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;

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Act 16:12and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days.

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Act 16:13And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled.

First Convert in Europe

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Act 16:14A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; [fn]and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.

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Act 16:15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.

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Act 16:16It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling.

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Act 16:17Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, “These men are bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you [fn]the way of salvation.”

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Act 16:18She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out at that very [fn]moment.

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Act 16:19But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was [fn]gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the authorities,

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Act 16:20and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,

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Act 16:21and are proclaiming customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”

Paul and Silas Imprisoned

Act 16:22

Act 16:22The crowd rose up together against them, and the chief magistrates tore their [fn]robes off them and proceeded to order [fn]them to be beaten with rods.

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Act 16:23When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely;

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Act 16:24 [fn]and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the [fn]stocks.

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Act 16:25But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

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Act 16:26and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.

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Act 16:27When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

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Act 16:28But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!”

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Act 16:29And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,

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Act 16:30and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

The Jailer Converted

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Act 16:31They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

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Act 16:32And they spoke the word of [fn]the Lord to him together with all who were in his house.

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Act 16:33And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.

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Act 16:34And he brought them into his house and set [fn]food before them, and rejoiced [fn]greatly, having believed in God with his whole household.

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Act 16:35Now when day came, the chief magistrates sent their policemen, saying, “Release those men.”

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Act 16:36And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The chief magistrates have sent to release you. Therefore come out now and go in peace.”

Act 16:37

Act 16:37But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us in public without trial, men who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison; and now are they sending us away secretly? No indeed! But let them come themselves and bring us out.”

Act 16:38

Act 16:38The policemen reported these words to the chief magistrates. They were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

Act 16:39

Act 16:39and they came and appealed to them, and when they had brought them out, they kept begging them to leave the city.

Act 16:40

Act 16:40They went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brethren, they [fn]encouraged them and departed.

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NASB95 Footnotes

(16:3)

Literally: go out

(16:5)

Or, in faith

(16:6)

Or, Phrygia and the Galatian region

(16:6)

I.e. west coast province of Asia Minor

(16:10)

Literally: go out

(16:14)

Literally: whose heart the Lord opened

(16:17)

Literally: a way

(16:18)

Literally: hour

(16:19)

Literally: gone out

(16:22)

Or, outer garments

(16:22)

Literally: to beat with rods

(16:24)

Literally: who

(16:24)

Literally: wood

(16:32)

Two early mss read God

(16:34)

Literally: a table

(16:34)

Or, greatly with his whole household, having believed in God

(16:40)

Or, exhorted

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