Acts 16

1He 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.Cross-references: Ezra 9:2 · Acts 14:1 · Acts 14:6 · Acts 14:21 · Acts 17:14 · Acts 18:5 · +21 more

2The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.Cross-references: Acts 6:3 · Acts 13:51 · Acts 14:21 · Acts 16:40 · 1Tim 3:7 · 1Tim 5:10 · +4 more

3Paul 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.Cross-references: Acts 15:20 · Acts 15:37 · Acts 15:40 · 1Cor 7:19 · 1Cor 9:20 · Gal 2:3 · +3 more

4As 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.Cross-references: Acts 11:30 · Acts 15:2 · Acts 15:6 · Acts 15:28

5So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.Cross-references: 2Chr 20:20 · Isa 7:9 · Acts 2:47 · Acts 4:4 · Acts 5:14 · Acts 6:7 · +17 more

6When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.Cross-references: 2Chr 6:7 · Isa 30:21 · Amos 8:11 · Acts 2:9 · Acts 10:19 · Acts 11:12 · +19 more

7When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.Cross-references: Acts 8:29 · Rom 8:9 · Gal 4:6 · Phil 1:19 · 1Pet 1:1 · 1Pet 1:11

8Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.Cross-references: Acts 16:11 · Acts 20:5 · 2Cor 2:12 · 2Tim 4:13

9A 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.”Cross-references: Acts 2:17 · Acts 8:26 · Acts 9:10 · Acts 9:38 · Acts 10:3 · Acts 10:10 · +20 more

10When 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.Cross-references: Ps 119:60 · Prov 3:27 · Acts 10:29 · Acts 14:7 · Acts 20:5 · Acts 20:13 · +4 more

11Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;Cross-references: Acts 16:8 · Acts 21:1

12and 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.Cross-references: Acts 16:9 · Acts 16:21 · Acts 20:6 · Phil 1:1 · 1Thess 2:2

13On the Sabbath day we went 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.Cross-references: Matt 5:1 · Matt 13:2 · Mark 16:15 · Luke 4:20 · Luke 13:10 · John 8:2 · +9 more

14A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.Cross-references: Ps 110:3 · Song 5:4 · Isa 50:5 · Luke 24:45 · John 6:44 · John 12:20 · +15 more

15When 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.Cross-references: Gen 18:4 · Gen 19:3 · Gen 33:11 · Judg 19:19 · 1Sam 28:23 · 2Ki 4:8 · +23 more

16As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.Cross-references: Ex 7:11 · Lev 19:31 · Deut 13:1 · Deut 18:9 · 1Sam 28:3 · 1Sam 28:7 · +11 more

17Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”Cross-references: Gen 14:18 · Ps 57:2 · Ps 78:35 · Dan 3:26 · Dan 3:28 · Dan 4:2 · +24 more

18She 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.Cross-references: Mark 1:25 · Mark 1:34 · Mark 9:25 · Mark 16:17 · Luke 9:1 · Luke 10:17 · +5 more

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.Cross-references: Matt 10:16 · Matt 24:9 · Mark 13:9 · Acts 8:3 · Acts 9:16 · Acts 14:5 · +11 more

20When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our cityCross-references: 1Ki 18:17 · Ezra 4:12 · Esth 3:8 · Matt 2:3 · John 15:18 · Acts 17:6 · +5 more

21and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”Cross-references: Esth 3:8 · Jer 10:3 · Acts 16:12 · Acts 26:3

22The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.Cross-references: Matt 10:17 · Matt 27:26 · Acts 5:40 · Acts 16:37 · Acts 17:5 · Acts 18:12 · +8 more

23When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.Cross-references: 1Sam 23:22 · Matt 26:48 · Matt 27:63 · Luke 21:12 · Acts 5:18 · Acts 5:23 · +12 more

24Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.Cross-references: 1Ki 22:27 · 2Chr 16:10 · Job 13:27 · Job 33:11 · Ps 105:18 · Jer 20:2 · +4 more

25But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.Cross-references: Ezra 3:12 · Job 35:10 · Ps 22:2 · Ps 34:1 · Ps 42:8 · Ps 50:15 · +29 more

26Suddenly 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.Cross-references: Ps 79:11 · Ps 102:20 · Ps 146:7 · Isa 42:7 · Isa 61:1 · Zech 9:11 · +7 more

27The 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.Cross-references: Judg 9:54 · 1Sam 31:4 · 2Sam 17:23 · 1Ki 16:18 · Matt 27:5 · Acts 12:19 · +1 more

28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”Cross-references: Ex 20:13 · Lev 19:18 · Ps 7:4 · Ps 35:14 · Prov 8:36 · Prov 24:11 · +7 more

29He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,Cross-references: Ps 99:1 · Ps 119:120 · Isa 60:14 · Isa 66:2 · Isa 66:5 · Jer 5:22 · +5 more

30brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”Cross-references: Job 25:4 · Job 34:32 · Isa 1:16 · Isa 58:6 · Isa 58:9 · Matt 3:8 · +10 more

31They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”Cross-references: Gen 17:7 · Gen 18:19 · Isa 45:22 · Jer 32:39 · Hab 2:4 · Mark 16:16 · +25 more

32They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.Cross-references: Mark 16:15 · Acts 10:33 · Rom 1:14 · Rom 1:16 · Eph 3:8 · Col 1:27 · +2 more

33He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.Cross-references: Prov 16:7 · Isa 11:6 · Matt 25:35 · Luke 10:33 · Luke 19:9 · Acts 16:15 · +5 more

34He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.Cross-references: Isa 12:1 · Isa 55:12 · Isa 57:17 · Isa 58:7 · Isa 61:10 · Luke 5:29 · +18 more

35But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”Cross-references: Ps 76:10 · Jer 5:22 · Acts 4:21 · Acts 5:40

36The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”Cross-references: Ex 4:18 · Judg 18:6 · 1Sam 1:17 · 1Sam 20:42 · 1Sam 25:35 · 1Sam 29:7 · +5 more

37But 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!”Cross-references: Ps 58:1 · Ps 82:1 · Ps 94:20 · Prov 28:1 · Dan 3:25 · Dan 6:18 · +3 more

38The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,Cross-references: Matt 14:5 · Matt 21:46 · Acts 22:29

39and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.Cross-references: Ex 11:8 · Isa 45:14 · Isa 49:23 · Isa 60:14 · Dan 6:16 · Dan 6:23 · +4 more

40They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.Cross-references: Acts 4:23 · Acts 12:12 · Acts 14:22 · Acts 16:2 · Acts 16:14 · 2Cor 1:3 · +3 more