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Acts 16

Paul begins traveling with Timothy, whose circumcision is a missionary accommodation because of local Jews rather than a salvation requirement. The Spirit redirects the team from planned regions until a Macedonian vision leads them to Philippi. Lydia believes the Lord’s message and is baptized; a demonized girl is delivered, leading to imprisonment. After an earthquake, the jailer asks, ‘What must I do to be saved?’ Paul and Silas answer, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.’ He believes with his household and is baptized.

OVERVIEW

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Paul begins traveling with Timothy, whose circumcision is a missionary accommodation because of local Jews rather than a salvation requirement. The Spirit redirects the team from planned regions until a Macedonian vision leads them to Philippi. Lydia believes the Lord’s message and is baptized; a demonized girl is delivered, leading to imprisonment. After an earthquake, the jailer asks, ‘What must I do to be saved?’ Paul and Silas answer, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.’ He believes with his household and is baptized.

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Verses 1–5Timothy joins Paul, and the churches are strengthenedVerses 6–15Paul is directed into Macedonia, and Lydia believes at PhilippiVerses 16–24Paul casts out a spirit, and he and Silas are beaten and imprisonedVerses 25–34An earthquake opens the prison, and the jailer believes on the Lord Jesus ChristVerses 35–40The magistrates release Paul and Silas, who encourage the brethren before leaving
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1Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a…2Which was well reported of by the brethren that were…3Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and…4And as they went through the cities, they delivered them…5And so were the churches established in the faith, and…6Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region…7After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go…8And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There…10And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured…11Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course…12And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city…13And on the sabbath we went out of the city…14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple,…15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought…16And it came to pass, as we went to prayer,…17The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These…18And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved,…19And when her masters saw that the hope of their…20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being…21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to…22And the multitude rose up together against them: and the…23And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they…24Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the…25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises…26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the…27And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his…28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself…29Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and…30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I…31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and…32And they spake unto him the word of the Lord,…33And he took them the same hour of the night,…34And when he had brought them into his house, he…35And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants,…36And the keeper of the prison told this saying to…37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly…38And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and…39And they came and besought them, and brought them out,…40And they went out of the prison, and entered into…