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Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
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Paul came first to Derbe, then Lystra. He found a disciple there by the name of Timothy, son of a devout Jewish mother and Greek father.
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He came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was a Jewess and a believer, but whose father was a Greek.
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Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek.
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Paul and Silas went first to Derbe and then on to Lystra. There they met Timothy, a young disciple whose mother was a Jewish believer, but whose father was a Greek.
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Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
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Friends in Lystra and Iconium all said what a fine young man he was.
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The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
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He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium.
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Timothy was well thought of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium,
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Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
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Paul wanted to recruit him for their mission, but first took him aside and circumcised him so he wouldn't offend the Jews who lived in those parts. They all knew that his father was Greek.
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Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek.
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so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek.
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And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
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As they traveled from town to town, they presented the simple guidelines the Jerusalem apostles and leaders had come up with.
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As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
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And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.
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Then they went from town to town, explaining the decision regarding the commandments that were to be obeyed, as decided by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.
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And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
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That turned out to be most helpful. Day after day the congregations became stronger in faith and larger in size.
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So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
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So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
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So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew daily in numbers.
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Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
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They went to Phrygia, and then on through the region of Galatia. Their plan was to turn west into Asia province, but the Holy Spirit blocked that route.
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Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.
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Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia.
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Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had told them not to go into the province of Asia at that time.
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After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
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So they went to Mysia and tried to go north to Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus wouldn't let them go there either.
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When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.
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After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.
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Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did not let them go.
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And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
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Proceeding on through Mysia, they went down to the seaport Troas.
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So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
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So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
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So instead, they went on through Mysia to the city of Troas.
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And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
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That night Paul had a dream: A Macedonian stood on the far shore and called across the sea, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"
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During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
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And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
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That night Paul had a vision. He saw a man from Macedonia in northern Greece, pleading with him, "Come over here and help us."
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And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
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The dream gave Paul his map. We went to work at once getting things ready to cross over to Macedonia. All the pieces had come together. We knew now for sure that God had called us to preach the good news to the Europeans.
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After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, for we could only conclude that God was calling us to preach the Good News there.
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Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
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Putting out from the harbor at Troas, we made a straight run for Samothrace. The next day we tied up at New City
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From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day on to Neapolis.
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Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis,
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We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis.
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And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
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and walked from there to Philippi, the main city in that part of Macedonia and, even more importantly, a Roman colony. We lingered there several days.
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From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
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and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days.
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From there we reached Philippi, a major city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony; we stayed there several days.
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And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
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On the Sabbath, we left the city and went down along the river where we had heard there was to be a prayer meeting. We took our place with the women who had gathered there and talked with them.
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On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.
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And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there.
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On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we supposed that some people met for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had come together.
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And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
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One woman, Lydia, was from Thyatira and a dealer in expensive textiles, known to be a God-fearing woman. As she listened with intensity to what was being said, the Master gave her a trusting heart--and she believed!
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One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message.
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Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul.
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One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.
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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.
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After she was baptized, along with everyone in her household, she said in a surge of hospitality, "If you're confident that I'm in this with you and believe in the Master truly, come home with me and be my guests." We hesitated, but she wouldn't take no for an answer.
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When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. "If you consider me a believer in the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us.
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And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." So she persuaded us.
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She was baptized along with other members of her household, and she asked us to be her guests. "If you agree that I am faithful to the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my home." And she urged us until we did.
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And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
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One day, on our way to the place of prayer, a slave girl ran into us. She was a psychic and, with her fortunetelling, made a lot of money for the people who owned her.
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Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling.
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Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling.
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One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a demon-possessed slave girl. She was a fortune-teller who earned a lot of money for her masters.
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The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
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She started following Paul around, calling everyone's attention to us by yelling out, "These men are working for the Most High God. They're laying out the road of salvation for you!"
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This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved."
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This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, "These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation."
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She followed along behind us shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved."
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And this did she 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.
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She did this for a number of days until Paul, finally fed up with her, turned and commanded the spirit that possessed her, "Out! In the name of Jesus Christ, get out of her!" And it was gone, just like that.
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She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so troubled that he turned around and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!" At that moment the spirit left her.
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And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And he came out that very hour.
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This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he turned and spoke to the demon within her. "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her," he said. And instantly it left her.
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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,
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When her owners saw that their lucrative little business was suddenly bankrupt, they went after Paul and Silas, roughed them up and dragged them into the market square. Then the police arrested them
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When the owners of the slave girl realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.
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But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.
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Her masters' hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.
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And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
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and pulled them into a court with the accusation, "These men are disturbing the peace--dangerous Jewish agitators
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They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar
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And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, "These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city;
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"The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!" they shouted.
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And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
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subverting our Roman law and order."
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by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice."
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and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe."
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"They are teaching the people to do things that are against Roman customs."
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And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
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By this time the crowd had turned into a restless mob out for blood. The judges went along with the mob, had Paul and Silas's clothes ripped off and ordered a public beating.
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The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten.
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Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with rods.
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A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods.
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And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
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After beating them black and blue, they threw them into jail, telling the jailkeeper to put them under heavy guard so there would be no chance of escape.
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After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.
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And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely.
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They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn't escape.
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Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
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He did just that--threw them into the maximum security cell in the jail and clamped leg irons on them.
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Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
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Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
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So he took no chances but put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.
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And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
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Along about midnight, Paul and Silas were at prayer and singing a robust hymn to God. The other prisoners couldn't believe their ears.
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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
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But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
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Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.
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And 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.
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Then, without warning, a huge earthquake! The jailhouse tottered, every door flew open, all the prisoners were loose.
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Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose.
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Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed.
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Suddenly, there was a great earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!
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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 been fled.
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Startled from sleep, the jailer saw all the doors swinging loose on their hinges. Assuming that all the prisoners had escaped, he pulled out his sword and was about to do himself in, figuring he was as good as dead anyway,
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The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.
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And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself.
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The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself.
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But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
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when Paul stopped him: "Don't do that! We're all still here! Nobody's run away!"
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But Paul shouted, "Don't harm yourself! We are all here!"
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But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, "Do yourself no harm, for we are all here."
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But Paul shouted to him, "Don't do it! We are all here!"
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Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
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The jailer got a torch and ran inside. Badly shaken, he collapsed in front of Paul and Silas.
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The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
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Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
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Trembling with fear, the jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down before Paul and Silas.
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And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
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He led them out of the jail and asked, "Sirs, what do I have to do to be saved, to really live?"
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He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
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And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
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He brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
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And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
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They said, "Put your entire trust in the Master Jesus. Then you'll live as you were meant to live--and everyone in your house included!"
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They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved--you and your household."
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So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."
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They replied, "Believe on the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with your entire household."
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And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
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They went on to spell out in detail the story of the Master--the entire family got in on this part.
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Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.
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Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
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Then they shared the word of the Lord with him and all who lived in his household.
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And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
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They never did get to bed that night. The jailer made them feel at home, dressed their wounds, and then--he couldn't wait till morning!-was baptized, he and everyone in his family.
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At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized.
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And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized.
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That same hour the jailer washed their wounds, and he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized.
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And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
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There in his home, he had food set out for a festive meal. It was a night to remember: He and his entire family had put their trust in God; everyone in the house was in on the celebration.
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The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God--he and his whole family.
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Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
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Then he brought them into his house and set a meal before them. He and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God.
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And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
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At daybreak, the court judges sent officers with the instructions, "Release these men."
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When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: "Release those men."
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And when it was day, the magistrates sent the officers, saying, "Let those men go."
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The next morning the city officials sent the police to tell the jailer, "Let those men go!"
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And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
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The jailer gave Paul the message, "The judges sent word that you're free to go on your way. Congratulations! Go in peace!"
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The jailer told Paul, "The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace."
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So the keeper of the prison reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go. Now therefore depart, and go in peace."
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So the jailer told Paul, "You and Silas are free to leave. Go in peace."
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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 privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
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But Paul wouldn't budge. He told the officers, "They beat us up in public and threw us in jail, Roman citizens in good standing! And now they want to get us out of the way on the sly without anyone knowing? Nothing doing! If they want us out of here, let them come themselves and lead us out in broad daylight."
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But Paul said to the officers: "They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out."
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But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us openly, uncondemned Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they put us out secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out."
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But Paul replied, "They have publicly beaten us without trial and jailed us--and we are Roman citizens. So now they want us to leave secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves to release us!"
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And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
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When the officers reported this, the judges panicked. They had no idea that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
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The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed.
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And the officers told these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.
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When the police made their report, the city officials were alarmed to learn that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
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And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
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They hurried over and apologized, personally escorted them from the jail, and then asked them if they wouldn't please leave the city.
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They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city.
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Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and asked them to depart from the city.
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They came to the jail and apologized to them. Then they brought them out and begged them to leave the city.
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And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
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Walking out of the jail, Paul and Silas went straight to Lydia's house, saw their friends again, encouraged them in the faith, and only then went on their way.
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After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house, where they met with the brothers and encouraged them. Then they left.
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So they went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and departed.
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Paul and Silas then returned to the home of Lydia, where they met with the believers and encouraged them once more before leaving town.
