Deeds (Act) of Apostles 16:1-26

¹And he came into Derbe and Lystra. And lo! a disciple was there, by (the) name (of) Timothy, the son of a Jewess christian, and of the father heathen (or and of a Gentile father).

²And the brethren that were in Lystra and Iconium, yielded good witnessing to him. (And the brothers who were in Lystra and Iconium, testified good things about him, or spoke approvingly about him.)

³And Paul would, that this man should go forth with him, and he took, and circumcised him, for (the) Jews that were in those places. For all knew, that his father was heathen. (And Paul wanted, that this man would go forth with him, and he took, and circumcised him, for the Jews who were in those places. For everyone knew, that his father was a Gentile.)

⁴When they passed by (the) cities, they betook to them to keep the teachings, that were deemed of (the) apostles and elder men, that were at Jerusalem.

⁵And the churches were confirmed in faith, and increased in number each day.

⁶And they passed (through) Phrygia, and the country of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to speak the word of God in Asia (or but they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word of God in Asia).

⁷And when they came to Mysia, they assayed or they attempted to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus suffered not them, or and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not, (or but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them).

⁸But when they had passed by Mysia, they came down to Troas;

⁹and a vision by night, or in (the) night, was showed to Paul. But a man of Macedonia or Some man of Macedonia that stood, prayed him (or beseeched him), and said, Go thou into Macedonia, and help us.

¹⁰And as he had seen the vision, anon we sought to go forth into Macedonia (or at once we took action to go forth to Macedonia), and were made certain, that God had called us to preach or to evangelize to them.

¹¹And we went by ship from Troas, and came to Samothracia with straight course, or Soothly we going by boat, or sailing, from Troas, with straight course came to Samothracia; and the day (pur)suing to Neapolis (or and the following day to Neapolis);

¹²and from thence to Philippi, that is the first part of Macedonia, the city colony. And we were in this city some days, and spake together.

¹³And in the day of sabbaths we went forth without the gate beside the river, where prayer seemed to be or where prayer was seen to be; and we sat, and spake to women that came together.

¹⁴And a woman, Lydia by name, a purpless of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to give attention to these things, that were said of Paul.

¹⁵And when she was baptized and her house, she prayed (or she beseeched us), and said, If ye have deemed that I am faithful to the Lord, enter ye into mine house, and dwell (there). And she constrained us.

¹⁶And it was done, when we went to prayer, that a damsel or a wench that had a spirit of divination, met us, which gave great winning to her lords in divining, (or who brought much profit to her masters by her divining, or through her fortune-telling).

¹⁷This (woman) (pur)sued Paul and us, and cried, and said, These men be servants of the high God, that tell to you the way of health. (She followed Paul and the rest of us, and cried, and said, These men be servants of the Most High God, who can tell you the way of salvation.)

¹⁸And this she did in many days (or And she did this for many days). And Paul sorrowed, and turned, and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ, that thou go out of her. And he went out in the same hour.

¹⁹And the lords of her saw, that the hope of their winning went away, and they took (hold of) Paul and Silas, and led them into the chapping, either doom place, to the princes. (And her masters saw, that their hope for more profit went away, and they took hold of Paul and Silas, and led (them) to the market, (or to the seat of judgement), that is, the city square, to the city leaders.)

²⁰And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, These men disturb or distrouble our city, for they be Jews,

²¹and show a custom, which it is not leaveful to us to receive (or which it is not lawful for us to accept), neither do, since we be Romans.

²²And the people and magistrates ran against them, and when they had rent to pieces the coats of them (or and when they had torn their coats to pieces), they commanded them to be beaten with rods.

²³And when they had given to them many wounds, they sent them into prison, and commanded to the keeper, that he should keep them diligently. (And after they had given them many wounds, they threw them into prison, and commanded the warden of the prison, that he should guard them carefully.)

²⁴And when he had taken such a precept, he put them into the inner prison, and restrained the feet of them in a tree (or and restrained their feet in the stocks).

²⁵And at midnight Paul and Silas worshipped, and praised God; and they that were in the keeping (or and those who were in the prison), heard them.

²⁶And suddenly a great earth-moving was made, so that the foundaments of the prison were moved. And anon all the doors were opened, and the bonds of all were loosed. (And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so strong that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And at once all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.)