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Themes in Acts 16
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Themes in Acts 16

Acts 16:1

Then he came to Derbe and Lystra; and, behold, a certain disciple was there named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman, who was faithful, but his father was a Gentile,

Acts 16:2

of whom the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium gave good witness.

Acts 16:3

Paul desired to have him go forth with him and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those quarters, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

Acts 16:4

And as they went through the cities, they asked them to keep the decrees that had been determined by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

Acts 16:5

And so the congregations were established in the faith and increased in number daily.

Acts 16:6

Now passing through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia;

Acts 16:7

after they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit suffered them not.

Acts 16:8

And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

Acts 16:9

And a vision was shown to Paul in the night: There stood a man of Macedonia, asking him, saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.

Acts 16:10

And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel unto them.

Acts 16:11

Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis,

Acts 16:12

and from there to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony; and we were in that city abiding certain days.

Acts 16:13

And on one of the sabbaths we went out of the city by a river side, where it was customary to pray; and we sat down and spoke unto the women who gathered there.

Acts 16:14

Then a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who feared God, heard us, whose heart the Lord opened that she attended unto the things which were spoken by Paul.

Acts 16:15

And when she was baptized, with her household, 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.

Acts 16:16

And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a Pythian spirit met us, which brought her masters much gain by divination:

Acts 16:17

she followed Paul and us and cried out, saying, These men are the slaves of the most high God, who announce unto us the way of deliverance.

Acts 16:18

And she did this for many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

Acts 16:19

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers

Acts 16:20

and brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city

Acts 16:21

and teach rites which are not lawful for us to receive neither to observe, being Romans.

Acts 16:22

And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates rent off their clothes and commanded to beat them.

Acts 16:23

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely,

Acts 16:24

who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison and made their feet fast in the stocks.

Acts 16:25

But at midnight as Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises unto God, and the prisoners heard them,

Acts 16:26

then suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

Acts 16:27

And the keeper of the prison, awaking out of his sleep and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.

Acts 16:28

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.

Acts 16:29

Then he called for a light and came inside and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas

Acts 16:30

and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

Acts 16:31

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Acts 16:32

And they spoke unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

Acts 16:33

And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

Acts 16:34

And when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

Acts 16:35

And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go.

Acts 16:36

And the keeper of the prison made these words known unto Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore depart and go in peace.

Acts 16:37

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out in secret? no indeed; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

Acts 16:38

And the sergeants returned and told these words unto the magistrates; and they feared when they heard that they were Romans.

Acts 16:39

And they came and besought them, and bringing them out, asked them to depart out of the city.

Acts 16:40

And leaving the prison, they entered into the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them and departed.
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