Apostelgeschichte 16
Luther Bibel 1545
16 Er kam aber gen Derbe und Lystra; und siehe, ein Jünger war daselbst mit Namen Timotheus, eines jüdischen Weibes Sohn, die war gläubig, aber eines griechischen Vaters.
2 Der hatte ein gut Gerücht bei den Brüdern unter den Lystranern und zu Ikonion.
3 Diesen wollte Paulus mit sich ziehen lassen und nahm und beschnitt ihn um der Juden willen, die an den Orten waren; denn sie wußten alle, daß sein Vater war ein Grieche gewesen.
4 Wie sie aber durch die Städte zogen, überantworteten sie ihnen, zu halten den Spruch, welcher von den Aposteln und den Ältesten beschlossen war.
5 Da wurden die Gemeinden im Glauben befestigt und nahmen zu an der Zahl täglich.
6 Da sie aber durch Phrygien und das Land Galatien zogen, ward ihnen gewehrt von dem heiligen Geiste, zu reden das Wort in Asien.
7 Als sie aber kamen an Mysien, versuchten sie, durch Bithynien zu reisen; und der Geist ließ es ihnen nicht zu.
8 Sie zogen aber an Mysien vorüber und kamen hinab gen Troas.
9 Und Paulus erschien ein Gesicht bei der Nacht; das war ein Mann aus Mazedonien, der stand und bat ihn und sprach: Komm herüber nach Mazedonien und hilf uns!
10 Als er aber das Gesicht gesehen hatte, da trachteten wir alsobald, zu reisen nach Mazedonien, gewiß, daß uns der HERR dahin berufen hätte, ihnen das Evangelium zu predigen.
11 Da fuhren wir aus von Troas; und geradewegs kamen wir gen Samothrazien, des andern Tages gen Neapolis
12 und von da gen Philippi, welches ist die Hauptstadt des Landes Mazedonien und eine Freistadt. Wir hatten aber in dieser Stadt unser Wesen etliche Tage.
13 Am Tage des Sabbats gingen wir hinaus vor die Stadt an das Wasser, da man pflegte zu beten, und setzten uns und redeten zu den Weibern, die da zusammenkamen.
14 Und ein gottesfürchtiges Weib mit Namen Lydia, eine Purpurkrämerin aus der Stadt der Thyathirer, hörte zu; dieser tat der HERR das Herz auf, daß sie darauf achthatte, was von Paulus geredet ward.
15 Als sie aber und ihr Haus getauft ward, ermahnte sie uns und sprach: So ihr mich achtet, daß ich gläubig bin an den HERRN, so kommt in mein Haus und bleibt allda. Und sie nötigte uns.
16 Es geschah aber, da wir zu dem Gebet gingen, daß eine Magd uns begegnete, die hatte einen Wahrsagergeist und trug ihren Herren viel Gewinnst zu mit Wahrsagen.
17 Die folgte allenthalben Paulus und uns nach, schrie und sprach: Diese Menschen sind die Knechte Gottes des Allerhöchsten, die euch den Weg der Seligkeit verkündigen.
18 Solches tat sie manchen Tag. Paulus aber tat das wehe, und er wandte sich um und sprach zu dem Geiste: Ich gebiete dir in dem Namen Jesu Christi, daß du von ihr ausfahrest. Und er fuhr aus zu derselben Stunde.
19 Da aber die Herren sahen, daß die Hoffnung ihres Gewinnstes war ausgefahren, nahmen sie Paulus und Silas, zogen sie auf den Markt vor die Obersten
20 und führten sie zu den Hauptleuten und sprachen: Diese Menschen machen unsere Stadt irre; sie sind Juden
21 und verkündigen eine Weise, welche uns nicht ziemt anzunehmen noch zu tun, weil wir Römer sind.
22 Und das Volk ward erregt wider sie; und die Hauptleute ließen ihnen die Kleider abreißen und hießen sie stäupen.
23 Und da sie sie wohl gestäupt hatten, warfen sie sie ins Gefängnis und geboten dem Kerkermeister, daß er sie wohl verwahrte.
24 Der, da er solches Gebot empfangen hatte, warf sie in das innerste Gefängnis und legte ihre Füße in den Stock.
25 Um Mitternacht aber beteten Paulus und Silas und lobten Gott. Und es hörten sie die Gefangenen.
26 Schnell aber ward ein großes Erdbeben, also daß sich bewegten die Grundfesten des Gefängnisses. Und von Stund an wurden alle Türen aufgetan und aller Bande los.
27 Als aber der Kerkermeister aus dem Schlafe fuhr und sah die Türen des Gefängnisses aufgetan, zog er das Schwert aus und wollte sich selbst erwürgen; denn er meinte die Gefangenen wären entflohen.
28 Paulus rief aber laut und sprach: Tu dir nichts Übles; denn wir sind alle hier!
29 Er forderte aber ein Licht und sprang hinein und ward zitternd und fiel Paulus und Silas zu den Füßen
30 und führte sie heraus und sprach: Liebe Herren, was soll ich tun, daß ich selig werde?
31 Sie sprachen: Glaube an den HERRN Jesus Christus, so wirst du und dein Haus selig!
32 Und sie sagten ihm das Wort des HERRN und allen, die in seinem Hause waren.
33 Und er nahm sie zu sich in derselben Stunde der Nacht und wusch ihnen die Striemen ab; und er ließ sich taufen und alle die Seinen alsobald.
34 Und führte sie in sein Haus und setzte ihnen einen Tisch und freute sich mit seinem ganzen Hause, daß er an Gott gläubig geworden war.
35 Und da es Tag ward, sandten die Hauptleute Stadtdiener und sprachen: Laß die Menschen gehen!
36 Und der Kerkermeister verkündigte diese Rede Paulus: Die Hauptleute haben hergesandt, daß ihr los sein sollt. Nun ziehet aus und gehet hin mit Frieden!
37 Paulus aber sprach zu ihnen: Sie haben uns ohne Recht und Urteil öffentlich gestäupt, die wir doch Römer sind, und uns ins Gefängnis geworfen, und sollten uns nun heimlich ausstoßen? Nicht also; sondern lasset sie selbst kommen und uns hinausführen!
38 Die Stadtdiener verkündigten diese Worte den Hauptleuten. Und sie fürchteten sich, da sie hörten, daß sie Römer wären,
39 und kamen und redeten ihnen zu, führten sie heraus und baten sie, daß sie auszögen aus der Stadt.
40 Da gingen sie aus dem Gefängnis und gingen zu der Lydia. Und da sie die Brüder gesehen hatten und getröstet, zogen sie aus.
Acts 16
New King James Version
Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
16 Then he came to (A)Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, (B)named Timothy, (C)the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he (D)took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek. 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the (E)decrees to keep, (F)which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. 5 (G)So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
The Macedonian Call
6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of (H)Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in [a]Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the [b]Spirit did not permit them. 8 So passing by Mysia, they (I)came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A (J)man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go (K)to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Lydia Baptized at Philippi
11 Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis, 12 and from there to (L)Philippi, which is the [c]foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days. 13 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. 14 Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of (M)Thyatira, who worshiped God. (N)The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. 15 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 (O)she persuaded us.
Paul and Silas Imprisoned
16 Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl (P)possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters (Q)much profit by fortune-telling. 17 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.” 18 And this she did for many days.
But Paul, (R)greatly [d]annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” (S)And he came out that very hour. 19 But (T)when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and (U)dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.
20 And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, “These men, being Jews, (V)exceedingly trouble our city; 21 and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.” 22 Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes (W)and commanded them to be beaten with rods. 23 And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. 24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
The Philippian Jailer Saved
25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 (X)Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately (Y)all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. 27 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. 28 But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.”
29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 And he brought them out and said, (Z)“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 So they said, (AA)“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. 34 Now when he had brought them into his house, (AB)he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
Paul Refuses to Depart Secretly
35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the [e]officers, saying, “Let those men go.”
36 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.”
37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us openly, uncondemned (AC)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.”
38 And the officers told these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans. 39 Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and (AD)asked them to depart from the city. 40 So they went out of the prison (AE)and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and departed.
Footnotes
- Acts 16:6 The Roman province of Asia
- Acts 16:7 NU adds of Jesus
- Acts 16:12 Lit. first
- Acts 16:18 distressed
- Acts 16:35 lictors, lit. rod bearers
Acts 16
English Standard Version
Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
16 Paul[a] came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named (A)Timothy, (B)the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by (C)the brothers[b] at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he (D)took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance (E)the decisions (F)that had been reached by (G)the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. 5 (H)So the churches were strengthened in (I)the faith, and they increased in numbers (J)daily.
The Macedonian Call
6 And (K)they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7 And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but (L)the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. 8 So, passing by Mysia, they went down (M)to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 And when Paul[c] had seen the vision, immediately (N)we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
The Conversion of Lydia
11 So, setting sail from Troas, we (O)made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, 12 and from there to (P)Philippi, which is a leading city of the[d] district of Macedonia and (Q)a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. 13 And (R)on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate (S)to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we (T)sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. 14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, (U)who was a worshiper of God. The Lord (V)opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. 15 And after she was baptized, (W)and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she (X)prevailed upon us.
Paul and Silas in Prison
16 As we were going to (Y)the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had (Z)a spirit of (AA)divination and (AB)brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us, (AC)crying out, “These men are (AD)servants of (AE)the Most High God, who proclaim to you (AF)the way of salvation.” 18 And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, (AG)“I command you (AH)in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And (AI)it came out that very hour.
19 But (AJ)when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and (AK)dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. 20 And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. 21 They (AL)advocate customs that are not lawful for us (AM)as Romans to accept or practice.” 22 The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders (AN)to beat them with rods. 23 And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. 24 Having received this order, he put them into the inner (AO)prison and fastened their feet in (AP)the stocks.
The Philippian Jailer Converted
25 (AQ)About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, 26 and suddenly (AR)there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately (AS)all the doors were opened, and (AT)everyone's bonds were unfastened. 27 When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and (AU)was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” 29 And the jailer[e] called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he (AV)fell down before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, (AW)what must I do to be (AX)saved?” 31 And they said, (AY)“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you (AZ)and your household.” 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them (BA)the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he (BB)was baptized at once, he and all his family. 34 Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he (BC)rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.
35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, “Let those men go.” 36 And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace.” 37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, (BD)uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.” 38 The police reported these words to the magistrates, and (BE)they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens. 39 So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and (BF)asked them to leave the city. 40 So they went out of the prison and visited (BG)Lydia. And when they had seen (BH)the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.
Footnotes
- Acts 16:1 Greek He
- Acts 16:2 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 40
- Acts 16:10 Greek he
- Acts 16:12 Or that
- Acts 16:29 Greek he
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