7having gone toward Mysia, they were trying to go on toward Bithynia, and the Spirit did not suffer them,
8and having passed by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
9And 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;' —
10and 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,
11having set sail, therefore, from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, on the morrow also to Neapolis,
12thence also to Philippi, which is a principal city of the part of Macedonia — a colony. And we were in this city abiding certain days,
13on 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,
14and 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;
15and 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.
16And 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,
17she 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;'
18and 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.
19And 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,
20and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, 'These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;
21and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'
22And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat them with rods,