Acts - douay rheims

Chapter 16

¹ AND he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman that believed; but his father was a Gentile.
² To this man the brethren that were in Lystra and Iconium, gave a good testimony.
³ Him Paul would have to go along with him: and taking him he circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those places. For they all knew that his father was a Gentile.
⁴ And as they passed through the cities, they delivered unto them the decrees for to keep, that were decreed by the apostles and ancients who were at Jerusalem.
⁵ And the churches were confirmed in faith, and increased in number daily.
⁶ And when they had passed through Phrygia, and the country of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia.
⁷ And when they were come into Mysia, they attempted to go into Bythynia, and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not.
⁸ And when they had passed through Mysia, they went down to Troas.
⁹ And a vision was shewed to Paul in the night, which was a man of Macedonia standing and beseeching him, and saying: Pass over into Macedonia, and help us.
¹⁰ And as soon as he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, being assured that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
¹¹ And sailing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the day following to Neapolis;
¹² And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were in this city some days conferring together.
¹³ And upon the sabbath day, we went forth without the gate by a river side, where it seemed that there was prayer; and sitting down, we spoke to the women that were assembled.
¹⁴ And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, did hear: whose heart the Lord opened to attend to those things which were said by Paul.
¹⁵ And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying: If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
¹⁶ And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain girl, having a pythonical spirit, met us, who brought to her masters much gain by divining.
¹⁷ This same following Paul and us, cried out, saying: These men are the servants of the most high God, who preach unto you the way of salvation.
¹⁸ And this she did many days. But Paul being grieved, turned, and said to the spirit: I command thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to go out from her. And he went out the same hour.
¹⁹ But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the marketplace to the rulers.
²⁰ And presenting them to the magistrates, they said: These men disturb our city, being Jews;
²¹ And preach a fashion which it is not lawful for us to receive nor observe, being Romans.
²² And the people ran together against them; and the magistrates rending off their clothes, commanded them to be beaten with rods.
²³ And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the gaoler to keep them diligently.
²⁴ Who having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
²⁵ And at midnight, Paul and Silas praying, praised God. And they that were in prison, heard them.
²⁶ And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and the bands of all were loosed.
²⁷ And the keeper of the prison, awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison open, drawing his sword, would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
²⁸ But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying: Do thyself no harm, for we all are here.
²⁹ Then calling for a light, he went in, and trembling, fell down at the feet of Paul and Silas.
³⁰ And bringing them out, he said: Masters, what must I do, that I may be saved?
³¹ But they said: Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
³² And they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house.
³³ And he, taking them the same hour of the night, washed their stripes, and himself was baptized, and all his house immediately.
³⁴ And when he had brought them into his own house, he laid the table for them, and rejoiced with all his house, believing God.
³⁵ And when the day was come, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
³⁶ And the keeper of the prison told these words to Paul: The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore depart, and go in peace.
³⁷ But Paul said to them: They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison: and now do they thrust us out privately? Not so; but let them come,
³⁸ And let us out themselves. And the serjeants told these words to the magistrates. And they were afraid, hearing that they were Romans.
³⁹ And coming, they besought them; and bringing them out, they desired them to depart out of the city.
⁴⁰ And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia; and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

Acts - webster

Chapter 16

¹ Then he came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman who was a Jewess, and believed, but his father was a Greek.
² Who was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
³ Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those quarters: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
⁴ And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep that were ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
⁵ And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
⁶ Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia;
⁷ After they had come to Mysia, they essayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
⁸ And they, passing by Mysia, came down to Troas.
⁹ And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
¹⁰ And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering, that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
¹¹ Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
¹² And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
¹³ And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spoke to the women who resorted thither.
¹⁴ And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended to the things which were spoken by Paul.
¹⁵ And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there: And she constrained us.
¹⁶ And it came to pass as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination, met us, who brought her masters much gain by sooth-saying:
¹⁷ The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, who show to us the way of salvation.
¹⁸ And this she did many days. But Paul being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
¹⁹ And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the market-place to the rulers,
²⁰ And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
²¹ And teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
²² And the multitude rose together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
²³ And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
²⁴ Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
²⁵ And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God: and the prisoners heard them.
²⁶ And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
²⁷ And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.
²⁸ But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
²⁹ Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas;
³⁰ And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
³¹ And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
³² And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
³³ And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, without delay.
³⁴ And when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
³⁵ And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go.
³⁶ And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
³⁷ But Paul said to them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privately? no verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out.
³⁸ And the sergeants told these words to the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans.
³⁹ And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
⁴⁰ And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

Acts - world english bible

Chapter 16

¹ came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek.
² brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.
³ wanted to have him 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.
⁴ they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
⁵ the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
⁶ they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
⁷ they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn't allow them.
⁸ by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
⁹ vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us."
¹⁰ he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.
¹¹ sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
¹² from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.
¹³ the Sabbath day we went forth outside of the city 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.
¹⁴ certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.
¹⁵ she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay." So she persuaded us.
¹⁶ happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.
¹⁷ Paul and us, she cried out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!"
¹⁸ was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" It came out that very hour.
¹⁹ 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.
²⁰ they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,
²¹ set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."
²² multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.
²³ they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,
²⁴ having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.
²⁵ about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
²⁶ 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 loosened.
²⁷ 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.
²⁸ Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, "Don't harm yourself, for we are all here!"
²⁹ called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
³⁰ brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
³¹ said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."
³² spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
³³ took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.
³⁴ brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.
³⁵ when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, "Let those men go."
³⁶ jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out, and go in peace."
³⁷ Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!"
³⁸ sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
³⁹ they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
⁴⁰ went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia's house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.

Acts - darby

Chapter 16

¹ And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus, son of a Jewish believing woman, but [the] father a Greek,
² who had a [good] testimony of the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.
³ Him would Paul have go forth with him, and took [him and] circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew his father that he was a Greek.
⁴ And as they passed through the cities they instructed them to observe the decrees determined on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
⁵ The assemblies therefore were confirmed in the faith, and increased in number every day.
⁶ And having passed through Phrygia and the Galatian country, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,
⁷ having come down to Mysia, they attempted to go to Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;
⁸ and having passed by Mysia they descended to Troas.
⁹ And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a certain Macedonian man, standing and beseeching him, and saying, Pass over into Macedonia and help us.
¹⁰ And when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go forth to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to announce to them the glad tidings.
¹¹ Having sailed therefore away from Troas, we went in a straight course to Samothracia, and on the morrow to Neapolis,
¹² and thence to Philippi, which is [the] first city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city certain days.
¹³ And on the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where it was the custom for prayer to be, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had assembled.
¹⁴ And a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul.
¹⁵ And when she had been baptised and her house, she besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide [there]. And she constrained us.
¹⁶ And it came to pass as we were going to prayer that a certain female slave, having a spirit of Python, met us, who brought much profit to her masters by prophesying.
¹⁷ She, having followed Paul and us, cried saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who announce to you [the] way of salvation.
¹⁸ And this she did many days. And Paul, being distressed, turned, and said to the spirit, I enjoin thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour.
¹⁹ And her masters, seeing that the hope of their gains was gone, having seized Paul and Silas, dragged [them] into the market before the magistrates;
²⁰ and having brought them up to the praetors, said, These men utterly trouble our city, being Jews,
²¹ and announce customs which it is not lawful for us to receive nor practise, being Romans.
²² And the crowd rose up too against them; and the praetors, having torn off their clothes, commanded to scourge [them].
²³ And having laid many stripes upon them they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely;
²⁴ who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and secured their feet to the stocks.
²⁵ And at midnight Paul and Silas, in praying, were praising God with singing, and the prisoners listened to them.
²⁶ And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison shook, and all the doors were immediately opened, and the bonds of all loosed.
²⁷ And the jailor being awakened out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison opened, having drawn a sword was going to kill himself, thinking the prisoners had fled.
²⁸ But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.
²⁹ And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and, trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas.
³⁰ And leading them out said, Sirs, what must I do that I may be saved?
³¹ And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.
³² And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, with all that were in his house.
³³ And he took them the same hour of the night and washed [them] from their stripes; and was baptised, he and all his straightway.
³⁴ And having brought them into his house he laid the table [for them], and rejoiced with all his house, having believed in God.
³⁵ And when it was day, the praetors sent the lictors, saying, Let those men go.
³⁶ And the jailor reported these words to Paul: The praetors have sent that ye may be let go. Now therefore go out and depart in peace.
³⁷ But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly uncondemned, us who are Romans, they have cast us into prison, and now they thrust us out secretly? no, indeed, but let them come themselves and bring us out.
³⁸ And the lictors reported these words to the praetors. And they were afraid when they heard they were Romans.
³⁹ And they came and besought them, and having brought them out, asked them to go out of the city.
⁴⁰ And having gone out of the prison, they came to Lydia; and having seen the brethren, they exhorted them and went away.

Acts - american standard version

Chapter 16

¹ And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek.
² The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
³ Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those parts: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
⁴ And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.
⁵ So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
⁶ And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden of the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;
⁷ and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not;
⁸ and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
⁹ And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
¹⁰ And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
¹¹ Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
¹² and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a [Roman] colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days.
¹³ And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together.
¹⁴ And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul.
¹⁵ And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she constrained us.
¹⁶ And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, that a certain maid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying.
¹⁷ The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation.
¹⁸ And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.
¹⁹ But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,
²⁰ and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
²¹ and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.
²² And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods.
²³ And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
²⁴ who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
²⁵ But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
²⁶ and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
²⁷ And the jailor, 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.
²⁸ But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
²⁹ And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,
³⁰ and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
³¹ And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.
³² And they spake the word of the Lord unto him, with all that were in his house.
³³ And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately.
³⁴ And he brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his house, having believed in God.
³⁵ But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go.
³⁶ And the jailor reported the words to Paul, [saying], The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore come forth, and go in peace.
³⁷ But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison; and do they now cast us out privily? Nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out.
³⁸ And the sergeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans;
³⁹ and they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from the city.
⁴⁰ And they went out of the prison, and entered into [the house] of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

Acts - basic english

Chapter 16

¹ And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, whose mother was one of the Jews of the faith, but his father was a Greek;
² Of whom the brothers at Lystra and Iconium had a high opinion.
³ Paul had a desire for him to go with him, and he gave him circumcision because of the Jews who were in those parts: for they all had knowledge that his father was a Greek.
⁴ And on their way through the towns, they gave them the rules which had been made by the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem, so that they might keep them.
⁵ So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.
⁶ And after they had gone through the land of Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit did not let them take the word into Asia;
⁷ And having come to Mysia, they made an attempt to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not let them;
⁸ And going past Mysia, they came down to Troas.
⁹ And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of Macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.
¹⁰ And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.
¹¹ So, from Troas we went straight by ship to Samothrace and the day after to Neapolis;
¹² And from there to Philippi, which is the most important town of Macedonia and a Roman colony: and we were there for some days.
¹³ And on the Sabbath we went outside the town, by the river, where we had an idea that there would be a place of prayer; and, being seated, we had talk with the women who had come together.
¹⁴ And a certain woman named Lydia, a trader in purple cloth of the town of Thyatira, and a God-fearing woman, gave ear to us: whose heart the Lord made open to give attention to the things which Paul was saying.
¹⁵ And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come.
¹⁶ And when we were going to the place of prayer, we came across a girl with a spirit which gave knowledge of the future, whose masters made great profit from her power.
¹⁷ She came after Paul and us, crying out and saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are giving you news of the way of salvation.
¹⁸ And this she did on a number of days. But Paul was greatly troubled and, turning, said to the spirit, I give you orders in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.
¹⁹ But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers;
²⁰ And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;
²¹ Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.
²² And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.
²³ And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:
²⁴ And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.
²⁵ But about the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were making prayers and songs to God in the hearing of the prisoners;
²⁶ And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.
²⁷ And the keeper, coming out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, took his sword and was about to put himself to death, fearing that the prisoners had got away.
²⁸ But Paul said in a loud voice, Do yourself no damage, for we are all here.
²⁹ And he sent for lights and came rushing in and, shaking with fear, went down on his face before Paul and Silas,
³⁰ And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?
³¹ And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.
³² And they gave the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
³³ And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.
³⁴ And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.
³⁵ But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.
³⁶ And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace.
³⁷ But Paul said to them, They have given us who are Romans a public whipping without judging us, and have put us in prison. Will they now send us out secretly? no, truly, let them come themselves and take us out.
³⁸ And the police gave an account of these words to the authorities, and they were full of fear on hearing that they were Romans;
³⁹ Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.
⁴⁰ And they came out of the prison and went to the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers they gave them comfort and went away.