1And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who believed; but his father was a Greek. 2He was well spoken of by the brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium. 3Paul wanted him to go out with him; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts: for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem. 5So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily. 6And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia; 7and when they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Yeshua did not allow them; 8and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, pleading with him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 10And when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. 11Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis; 12and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a Roman colony: and we were staying in this city some days. 13And on the sabbath day we went out outside the gate by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spoke to the women who had come together. 14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to pay attention to the things which were spoken by Paul. 15And when she was baptized, and her household, she urged us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay there. And she prevailed upon us. 16And it happened, as we were going to the place of prayer, that a certain slave girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune-telling. 17She, following after Paul and us, cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation. 18And this she did for many days. But Paul, being greatly troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Yeshua Messiah to come out of her. And it came out that very hour. 19But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers, 20and when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, are greatly troubling our city, 21and proclaim customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans. 22And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates tore their garments off them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods. 23And when they had laid many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them safely: 24who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and fastened their feet in the stocks. 25But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; 26and 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 loosed. 27And the jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm: for we are all here. 29And he called for lights and rushed in, and, trembling with fear, fell down before Paul and Silas, 30and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31And they said, Believe in the Lord Yeshua, and you shall be saved, you and your house. 32And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, with all who were in his house. 33And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their wounds; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately. 34And he brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his house, having believed in God. 35But when it was day, the magistrates sent the officers, saying, Let those men go. 36And the jailer reported the words to Paul, saying, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore come out, and go in peace. 37But Paul said to them, They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? no indeed; but let them come themselves and bring us out. 38And the officers reported these words to the magistrates: and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans; 39and they came and appealed to them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from the city. 40And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.