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{"ch":16,"vss":[{"v":1,"w":[{"t":"And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek."}]},{"v":2,"w":[{"t":"The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium."}]},{"v":3,"w":[{"t":"Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those parts: for they all knew that his father was a Greek."}]},{"v":4,"w":[{"t":"And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem."}]},{"v":5,"w":[{"t":"So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily."}]},{"v":6,"w":[{"t":"And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden of the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;"}]},{"v":7,"w":[{"t":"and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not;"}]},{"v":8,"w":[{"t":"and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas."}]},{"v":9,"w":[{"t":"And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us."}]},{"v":10,"w":[{"t":"And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them."}]},{"v":11,"w":[{"t":"Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;"}]},{"v":12,"w":[{"t":"and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a [Roman] colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days."}]},{"v":13,"w":[{"t":"And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together."}]},{"v":14,"w":[{"t":"And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul."}]},{"v":15,"w":[{"t":"And when she was baptized, and 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."}]},{"v":16,"w":[{"t":"And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, that a certain maid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying."}]},{"v":17,"w":[{"t":"The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation."}]},{"v":18,"w":[{"t":"And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour."}]},{"v":19,"w":[{"t":"But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,"}]},{"v":20,"w":[{"t":"and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,"}]},{"v":21,"w":[{"t":"and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans."}]},{"v":22,"w":[{"t":"And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods."}]},{"v":23,"w":[{"t":"And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:"}]},{"v":24,"w":[{"t":"who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks."}]},{"v":25,"w":[{"t":"But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;"}]},{"v":26,"w":[{"t":"and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the pri