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Paul’s Second Missionary Journey
Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek.
Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek.
Paul wanted Timothy to accompany 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 a Greek.
so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek.
As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
Then they went from town to town, instructing the believers to follow the decisions made by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.
So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily.
So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day.
The Macedonian Call
And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
A Call from Macedonia
Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time.
And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.
So instead, they went on through Mysia to the seaport of Troas.
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”
The Conversion of Lydia
So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,
So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,
Lydia of Philippi Believes in Jesus
We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis.
From there we reached Philippi, a major city of that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. And we stayed there several days.
And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there.
One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.
And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests. “If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my home.” And she urged us until we agreed.
Paul and Silas in Prison
As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling.
As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling.
Paul and Silas in Prison
One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling fortunes.
She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.”
She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved.”
And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.
This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he turned and said to the demon within her, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And instantly it left her.
But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.
And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city.
“The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!” they shouted to the city officials.
They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice.”
“They are teaching customs that are illegal for us Romans to practice.”
The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods.
A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods.
And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely.
They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape.
Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.
The Philippian Jailer Converted
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,
Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.
and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were unfastened.
Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!
When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself.
But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.”
But Paul shouted to him, “Stop! Don’t kill yourself! We are all here!”
The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”
And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
And they shared the word of the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household.
And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family.
Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized.
Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.
He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God.
But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, “Let those men go.”
The next morning the city officials sent the police to tell the jailer, “Let those men go!”
And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace.”
So the jailer told Paul, “The city officials have said you and Silas are free to leave. Go in peace.”
But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.”
But Paul replied, “They have publicly beaten us without a trial and put us in prison — and we are Roman citizens. So now they want us to leave secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves to release us!”
The police reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.
When the police reported this, the city officials were alarmed to learn that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and asked them to leave the city.
So they came to the jail and apologized to them. Then they brought them out and begged them to leave the city.