Timothy Joins Paul and Silas 1 DBY 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, BSB BSB: 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.
2 DBY who had a good testimony of the brethren in Lystra and Iconium. BSB BSB: The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
3 DBY 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. BSB BSB: 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.
4 DBY 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. BSB BSB: 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.
5 DBY The assemblies therefore were confirmed in the faith, and increased in number every day. BSB BSB: So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
Paul’s Vision of the Macedonian 6 DBY And having passed through Phrygia and the Galatian country, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia, BSB BSB: 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.
7 DBY having come down to Mysia, they attempted to go to Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them; BSB BSB: And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
8 DBY and having passed by Mysia they descended to Troas. BSB BSB: So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
9 DBY 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. BSB BSB: During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi (Revelation 2:18–29)
11 DBY Having sailed therefore away from Troas, we went in a straight course to Samothracia, and on the morrow to Neapolis, BSB BSB: We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
12 DBY 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. BSB BSB: From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
13 DBY 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. BSB BSB: 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.
14 DBY 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. BSB BSB: 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.
15 DBY 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. BSB BSB: 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.
Paul and Silas Imprisoned 16 DBY 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. BSB BSB: 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.
17 DBY 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. BSB BSB: 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!”
18 DBY 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. BSB BSB: 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.
19 DBY 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; BSB BSB: 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.
20 DBY and having brought them up to the praetors, said, These men utterly trouble our city, being Jews, BSB BSB: They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
21 DBY and announce customs which it is not lawful for us to receive nor practise, being Romans. BSB BSB: by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
22 DBY And the crowd rose up too against them; and the praetors, having torn off their clothes, commanded to scourge them . BSB BSB: The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
23 DBY And having laid many stripes upon them they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely; BSB BSB: And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
24 DBY who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and secured their feet to the stocks. BSB BSB: On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
The Conversion of the Jailer 25 DBY And at midnight Paul and Silas, in praying, were praising God with singing, and the prisoners listened to them. BSB BSB: About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
26 DBY 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. BSB BSB: Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
27 DBY 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. BSB BSB: 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.
28 DBY But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here. BSB BSB: But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
29 DBY And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and, trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas. BSB BSB: Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
30 DBY And leading them out said, Sirs, what must I do that I may be saved? BSB BSB: Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 DBY And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house. BSB BSB: They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
32 DBY And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, with all that were in his house. BSB BSB: Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.
33 DBY And he took them the same hour of the night and washed them from their stripes; and was baptised, he and all his straightway. BSB BSB: At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
34 DBY And having brought them into his house he laid the table for them , and rejoiced with all his house, having believed in God. BSB BSB: 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.
An Official Apology 35 DBY And when it was day, the praetors sent the lictors, saying, Let those men go. BSB BSB: When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
36 DBY 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. BSB BSB: The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
37 DBY 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. BSB BSB: 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!”
38 DBY And the lictors reported these words to the praetors. And they were afraid when they heard they were Romans. BSB BSB: So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
39 DBY And they came and besought them, and having brought them out, asked them to go out of the city. BSB BSB: They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
40 DBY And having gone out of the prison, they came to Lydia; and having seen the brethren, they exhorted them and went away. BSB BSB: 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.
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