Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Paul
came to Derbe and then
to
Lystra, where
he
found
a disciple named
Timothy
, the
son of a believing
Jewish
woman and
a Greek
father .
And
he
came to Derbe and Lystra, and
lo,
a certain
disciple was
there
, by
name
Timotheus
son of a certain
woman ,
a believing
Jewess,
but
of
a
father ,
a
Greek,
The brothers
in Lystra and Iconium spoke
well
of
him.
who
was
well
testified
to
by
the brethren
in Lystra and Iconium ;
Paul wanted
Timothy
to accompany
him, so
he
took
him
and circumcised him on
account
of the Jews in that
area
, for they all knew that
his father was a Greek.
this
one
did
Paul wish
to go
forth
with
him, and having
taken
`him',
he
circumcised him ,
because
of the Jews who
are
in those
places
, for they all knew his father --
that
he
was a Greek.
As they went
from
town
to
town
, they delivered
the decisions
handed
down
by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for
the
people
to
obey.
And
as they were
going
on
through
the
cities
, they were
delivering
to
them
the decrees
to
keep,
that
have
been
judged
by the apostles and the
elders who
`are'
in Jerusalem ,
So
the
churches
were strengthened
in the faith and grew
daily
in numbers.
then,
indeed,
were the
assemblies
established
in the faith ,
and were
abounding
in number
every
day;
After
the Holy Spirit had
prevented
them
from
speaking
the word in the
province
of
Asia, they
traveled
through
the
region
of
Phrygia
and
Galatia.
and
having
gone
through
Phrygia
and
the region
of
Galatia,
having
been
forbidden
by
the
Holy Spirit to
speak
the word in Asia,
And
when
they
came
to
the
border
of
Mysia, they tried
to enter
Bithynia, but
the Spirit of
Jesus
would
not permit
them .
having
gone
toward
Mysia, they were
trying
to go
on
toward
Bithynia, and
the Spirit did
not suffer
them ,
So
they
passed by Mysia and
went
down to Troas.
and
having
passed by Mysia ,
they
came
down to Troas.
During
the night ,
Paul had
a
vision
of
a man of Macedonia standing and
pleading
with
him, “Come
over
to Macedonia and
help us .”
And
a
vision
through
the night appeared
to
Paul --
a certain
man of Macedonia was
standing ,
calling
upon
him, and
saying,
`Having
passed
through
to Macedonia ,
help us ;'
--
As
soon
as
Paul
had
seen
the vision, we got
ready
to leave
for
Macedonia, concluding
that God
had
called us to preach the
gospel
to them .
and
when
he
saw
the vision, immediately
we endeavoured
to go
forth
to
Macedonia, assuredly
gathering
that the
Lord
hath
called us to preach good
news
to them ,
We
sailed
from Troas straight to Samothrace
, and
the
following
day
on to Neapolis .
having
set
sail,
therefore,
from Troas ,
we
came
with
a
straight course
to Samothracia
, on the
morrow
also
to Neapolis ,
From
there
we
went
to the
Roman
colony
of
Philippi, the
leading
city of that
district
of Macedonia. And we stayed
there
several
days .
thence
also
to Philippi, which
is
a
principal
city of the
part
of Macedonia --
a
colony
. And we were
in
this
city
abiding
certain
days ,
On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate
along
the
river, where it
was
customary
to find
a
place
of
prayer .
After
sitting
down, we spoke
to the women who had
gathered
there.
on the sabbath -day
also
we went forth
outside of
the city ,
by
a
river, where there
used
to be
prayer ,
and
having
sat
down, we were
speaking
to the women who came
together,
Among
those
listening
was
a woman named
Lydia, a dealer
in
purple cloth
from
the city of Thyatira, who
was
a
worshiper
of
God .
The Lord opened
her
heart
to respond
to Paul’s
message.
and
a certain
woman ,
by
name
Lydia, a seller
of
purple ,
of
the city of Thyatira, worshipping
God ,
was
hearing,
whose
heart
the Lord did
open
to attend
to the
things
spoken
by
Paul;
And when she and her household had
been
baptized
, she urged
us, “
If you
consider
me a
believer
in
the Lord, come
and
stay
at
my house .”
And she persuaded
us.
and when she was
baptized,
and her household, she did
call
upon
us, saying,
`
If ye
have
judged
me to
be
faithful
to
the Lord, having
entered
into
my house ,
remain;'
and she constrained
us.
One
day
as
we
were
going to the
place
of
prayer, we
were
met
by
a slave
girl
with
a spirit of divination
, who earned
a
large
income
for
her masters by fortune-telling.
And
it
came
to
pass
in
our
going on
to prayer, a certain
maid,
having
a spirit of Python
, did
meet
us,
who brought
much
employment
to
her masters by soothsaying,
This
girl
followed Paul and the
rest
of
us, shouting
, “
These men are servants of the Most High God, who are
proclaiming
to you
the
way of salvation !”
she
having
followed Paul and us, was
crying
, saying,
`
These men are servants of the Most High God, who declare
to us
a
way of salvation ;'
She
continued
this for many days .
Eventually
Paul grew
so
aggravated
that
he
turned
and said to the spirit, “
In the name of Jesus Christ I
command
you
to come out
of
her !”
And the spirit
left
her
at
that
very
moment
.
and
this she
was
doing
for many days ,
but
Paul having
been
grieved,
and having
turned,
said to the spirit, `I
command
thee,
in the name of Jesus Christ ,
to come forth
from
her ;'
and it
came
forth
the same
hour
.
When
the
girl’s
owners
saw
that their
hope of making
money
was gone, they
seized
Paul and Silas and
dragged
them before
the authorities
in
the marketplace.
And
her
masters
having
seen
that the
hope of their
employment
was gone, having
caught
Paul and Silas ,
drew
`
them '
to
the market-place,
unto
the rulers,
They
brought them to the magistrates and
said, “
These men are
Jews
and
are
throwing
our city into
turmoil
and
having
brought them to the magistrates ,
they
said, `
These men do
exceedingly
trouble
our city ,
being
Jews;
by
promoting
customs that are unlawful
for us Romans
to adopt
or
practice
. ”
and
they
proclaim
customs that are not
lawful
for us to receive
nor
to
do,
being
Romans
. '
The
crowd
joined
in
the attack
against Paul
and
Silas
, and the magistrates ordered
that
they
be
stripped
and
beaten
with rods .
And
the multitude
rose
up
together
against them
, and the magistrates having
torn
their
garments
from
them,
were
commanding
to
beat
`them'
with rods ,
And
after
striking
them
with
many blows, they threw
them into
prison and
ordered
the jailer
to guard
them securely.
many blows also
having
laid
upon
them
, they cast
them to
prison ,
having
given
charge
to
the jailor
to keep
them safely,
On
receiving
this
order
, he
placed
them in
the inner cell
and fastened
their feet in the stocks.
who
such
a
charge
having
received
, did
put
them to
the inner prison,
and their feet made
fast
in the stocks.
About
midnight Paul and Silas were
praying and
singing hymns to God, and the other
prisoners were listening
to
them .
And
at
midnight Paul and Silas praying ,
were
singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing
them ,
Suddenly a strong
earthquake shook
the foundations of the prison .
At
once
all the doors flew
open
and everyone’s
chains
came
loose.
and
suddenly a great
earthquake came,
so
that
the foundations of the prison were
shaken,
opened
also
presently
were
all the doors ,
and of
all
--
the
bands
were
loosed;
When
the jailer
woke
up
and saw
the prison
doors open, he
drew
his
sword and
was about to kill himself, presuming
that
the prisoners had
escaped.
and
the jailor
having
come
out
of
sleep,
and having
seen
the doors of
the
prison
open, having
drawn
a
sword ,
was about to kill himself, supposing
the prisoners to
be
fled,
But
Paul called
out in
a loud voice, “Do
not harm yourself!
We are all here !”
and
Paul cried
out with
a loud voice, saying,
`Thou
mayest
not do
thyself
any
harm ,
for
we are all here .'
Calling
for lights
, the
jailer
rushed
in and fell
trembling before Paul and Silas .
And,
having
asked
for a
light
, he
sprang
in ,
and trembling he
fell
down
before Paul and Silas ,
Then
he
brought them out
and
asked
, “
Sirs, what must I do to
be saved? ”
and
having
brought them forth
, said,
`
Sirs, what must I do --
that
I
may
be saved? '
They replied
, “
Believe in
the Lord Jesus and you
will
be saved ,
you
and your
household.”
and
they said
, `
Believe on
the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou
shalt
be saved --
thou
and thy
house;'
Then
Paul
and Silas
spoke
the word of the Lord to
him
and to everyone
in his house.
and they
spake
to
him
the word of the Lord ,
and to all
those
in his household;
At
that hour of the night, the
jailer
took
them and
washed
their
wounds.
And without
delay
, he
and all his household
were
baptized.
and
having
taken
them,
in
that hour of the night, he
did
bathe
`
them '
from
the
blows,
and was
baptized
, himself
and all his presently,
Then
he
brought them into his home
and
set a
meal
before them .
So
he
and all his
household rejoiced
that
they
had
come
to
believe
in God.
having
brought them also
into his house,
he
set food
before `
them ',
and was
glad
with
all the
household ,
he
having
believed
in God.
When
daylight
came
, the magistrates sent their
officers
with
the order:
“Release
those men .”
And
day
having
come
, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers,
saying,
`Let
those men go;'
The jailer
informed
Paul :
“
The magistrates have sent orders
to
release
you.
Now
you
may go on your
way
in peace .”
and
the jailor
told
these
words
unto
Paul --
`
The magistrates have sent ,
that
ye
may be
let
go ;
now,
therefore,
having
gone
forth
go
on in peace ;'
But
Paul said to the
officers
, “They
beat
us publicly without
a
trial
and
threw
us into
prison, even
though
we
are
Roman
citizens.
And now do they want
to
send
us away
secretly?
Absolutely
not
! Let
them
come themselves and
escort
us out!”
and
Paul said to them
, `Having
beaten
us publicly uncondemned
--
men,
Romans
being
--
they
did
cast
`
us '
to
prison, and now privately
do they cast
us forth
! why
no!
but
having
come themselves ,
let
them
bring
us forth.'
So
the officers
relayed
this
message
to the magistrates, who
were
alarmed
to
hear
that
Paul
and Silas
were Roman
citizens.
And
the rod-bearers
told
to the magistrates these
sayings
, and they
were afraid,
having
heard
that
they
are
Romans,
They came
to
appease
them and led
them out
, requesting
that
they leave
the city .
and
having
come,
they besought
them ,
and having
brought
`
them '
forth
, they were
asking
`them'
to
go
forth
from
the city ;
After
Paul
and Silas
came
out of the prison, they
went
to
Lydia’s
house
to
see
the brothers
and encourage
them.
Then
they
left
the city
.
and they,
having
gone
forth
out of the prison, entered
into
`
the house
of'
Lydia,
and having
seen
the brethren,
they
comforted
them,
and
went
forth
.
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