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The
Macedonian Vision |
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Acts 16:1
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Paul 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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Acts 16:2
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and he was well spoken of by the brethren who
were in Lystra and Iconium. |
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Acts 16:3
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Paul wanted this man to 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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Acts 16:4
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Now 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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Acts 16:5
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So the churches were being strengthened in the
faith, and were increasing in number daily. |
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Acts 16:6
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They passed through the Phrygian and Galatian
region, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia; |
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Acts 16:7
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and after they came to Mysia, they were trying
to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them; |
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Acts 16:8
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and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. |
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Acts 16:9
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A 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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Acts 16:10
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When he had seen the vision, immediately we
sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel
to them. |
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Acts 16:11
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So putting out to sea from Troas, we ran a straight
course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis; |
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Acts 16:12
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and 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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Acts 16:13
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And 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. |
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First Convert in Europe |
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Acts 16:14
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A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira,
a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened
her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul. |
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Acts 16:15
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And 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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Acts 16:16
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It 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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Acts 16:17
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Following after Paul and us, she kept crying
out, saying, "These men are bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming
to you the way of salvation." |
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Acts 16:18
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She 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 moment. |
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Acts 16:19
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But when her masters saw that their hope of
profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place
before the authorities, |
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Acts 16:20
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and 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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Acts 16:21
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and are proclaiming customs which it is not
lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans." |
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Paul and Silas Imprisoned |
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Acts 16:22
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The crowd rose up together against them, and
the chief magistrates tore their robes off them and proceeded to order them to
be beaten with rods. |
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Acts 16:23
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When they had struck them with many blows, they
threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely; |
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Acts 16:24
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and he, having received such a command, threw
them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. |
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Acts 16:25
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But 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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Acts 16:26
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and 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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Acts 16:27
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When 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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Acts 16:28
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But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying,
"Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!" |
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Acts 16:29
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And he called for lights and rushed in, and
trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas, |
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Acts 16:30
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and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs,
what must I do to be saved?" |
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The Jailer Converted |
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Acts 16:31
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They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you
will be saved, you and your household." |
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Acts 16:32
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And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together
with all who were in his house. |
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Acts 16:33
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And 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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Acts 16:34
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And he brought them into his house and set food
before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household. |
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Acts 16:35
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Now when day came, the chief magistrates sent
their policemen, saying, "Release those men." |
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Acts 16:36
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And the jailer reported these words to Paul,
saying, "The chief magistrates have sent to release you. Therefore come out now
and go in peace." |
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Acts 16:37
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But 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." |
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Acts 16:38
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The policemen reported these words to the chief
magistrates. They were afraid when they heard that they were Romans, |
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Acts 16:39
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and they came and appealed to them, and when
they had brought them out, they kept begging them to leave the city. |
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Acts 16:40
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They went out of the prison and entered the
house of Lydia, and when they saw the brethren, they encouraged them and departed. |
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