사도행전 16
Korean Living Bible
16 바울은 더베에 들렀다가 루스드라로 갔다. 거기에 디모데라는 제자가 있었는데 그의 어머니는 주님을 믿는 유대인이었고 아버지는 그리스 사람이었다.
2 디모데는 루스드라와 이고니온에 있는 신자들에게 존경을 받고 있었다.
3 그래서 바울은 디모데를 데리고 다니려 했으나 그의 아버지가 그리스 사람인 것을 아는 그 지방 유대인들 때문에 그를 먼저 데려다가 할례를 행하였다.
4 바울과 그 일행은 여러 도시를 다니면서 예루살렘에 있는 사도들과 장로들이 결정한 규정을 신자들에게 전하여 지키게 하였다.
5 그래서 교회는 믿음이 강해지고 그 수가 날마다 늘어났다.
바울의 환상
6 성령님이 아시아에서 말씀 전하는 것을 막으시므로 그들은 브루기아와 갈라디아 지방을 지나
7 무시아에 이른 후에 비두니아로 가려고 하였으나 [a]성령님이 그것을 허락하시지 않았다.
8 그래서 그들은 무시아를 지나 드로아로 내려갔다.
9 그 날 밤 바울이 환상을 보았는데 어떤 마케도니아 사람이 서서 그에게 “마케도니아로 건너와 우리를 도와주십시오” 하고 간청하였다.
10 바울이 그 환상을 본 후에 우리는 하나님이 마케도니아 사람들에게 기쁜 소식을 전하라고 우리를 부르신 것으로 판단하고 곧 떠날 준비를 하였다.
11 그 길로 우리는 드로아에서 배를 타고 곧장 사모드라게로 갔다가 다음날 네압볼리를 거쳐
12 빌립보로 갔다. 그 곳은 마케도니아의 [b]첫째 가는 도시로서 로마의 식민지였다. 우리는 며칠 동안 거기서 머물렀다.
13 안식일에 우리는 유대인의 기도처가 있음직한 성문 밖 강가로 나가 거기 모여 있는 여자들에게 말씀을 전하였다.
14 그 자리에는 두아디라에서 온 루디아라는 자색 옷감 장수도 있었다. 그녀는 하나님을 섬기는 사람이었다. 주님은 그 여자의 마음을 열어 바울의 말에 귀를 기울이게 하셨다.
15 루디아는 온 집안 식구들과 함께 [c]세례를 받고 “저를 참된 신자로 여기신다면 제 집에 오셔서 머물러 주십시오” 하고 간청하면서 기어이 우리를 데리고 갔다.
16 어느 날 우리가 기도처로 가다가 귀신 들린 한 여종을 만났다. 그녀는 점을 쳐서 자기 주인들에게 많은 돈을 벌어 주고 있었다.
17 이 여종이 바울과 우리를 따라오면서 큰 소리로 “이 사람들은 여러분에게 구원의 길을 전하고 있는 가장 높으신 하나님의 종들이오” 하고 외쳤다.
18 그 여종이 여러 날 동안 이렇게 외치며 성가시게 따라다니므로 바울은 그 귀신에게 “예수 그리스도의 이름으로 내가 너에게 명령한다. 그 여자에게서 당장 나오너라” 하고 외쳤다. 그러자 귀신이 즉시 그 여자에게서 나왔다.
19 여종의 주인들은 돈을 벌 희망이 사라진 것을 보고 바울과 실라를 잡아 시장에 있는 로마 관리들에게 끌고 가서
20 행정관들 앞에 세우고 이렇게 말하였다. “이 유대인들이 우리 도시를 소란하게 하며
21 로마 사람인 우리가 받아들일 수도 없고 지킬 수도 없는 풍습을 전하고 있습니다.”
바울과 실라의 투옥과 간수의 회개
22 군중들까지도 그들과 한패가 되어 비난하자 행정관들은 바울과 실라의 옷을 찢어 벗기고 매로 치게 하였다.
23 그들은 바울과 실라를 몹시 때리고 감옥에 가둔 후 간수에게 단단히 지키라고 명령하였다.
24 이 명령을 받은 간수는 그들을 깊숙한 감방에 가두고 발에 쇠고랑을 든든하게 채워 놓았다.
25 밤중쯤에 바울과 실라가 기도하고 하나님을 찬송하자 다른 죄수들이 듣고 있었다.
26 그때 갑자기 큰 지진이 일어나 집터가 흔들리고 감방 문이 모두 열리며 죄수들을 묶었던 쇠고랑이 다 풀어졌다.
27 졸던 간수가 깨어나 감방 문이 다 열린 것을 보고 죄수들이 도망친 줄로 생각하고 칼을 빼어 자살하려고 하였다.
28 그 순간 바울이 큰 소리로 “여보시오! 우리가 다 여기 있으니 [d]칼을 놓으시오” 하고 외쳤다.
29 간수는 등불을 구해 가지고 뛰어들어가 무서워 떨며 바울과 실라 앞에 엎드렸다.
30 그리고 그들을 데리고 밖으로 나가 “선생님들, 내가 어떻게 해야 구원을 받겠습니까?” 하고 물었다.
31 그래서 그들은 “주 예수를 믿으십시오. 그러면 당신과 온 집안이 구원을 받을 것입니다” 하였다.
32 그러고서 그들은 그 간수와 온 가족에게 하나님의 말씀을 들려 주었다.
33 그는 바로 그 날 밤에 바울과 실라를 데려다가 매맞은 상처를 씻어 주고 온 집안 식구와 함께 즉시 [e]세례를 받았다.
34 그리고 그들을 자기 집으로 데리고 가서 음식을 대접하고 하나님을 믿게 된 것을 온 가족과 함께 기뻐하였다.
35 날이 밝자 행정관들이 직원들을 보내 두 사람을 놓아 주라고 하였다.
36 그래서 그 간수가 바울에게 “행정관들이 선생님을 놓아 주라고 했습니다. 이제 나와서 평안히 가십시오” 하였다.
37 그러나 바울은 그 직원들에게 이렇게 말하였다. “로마 사람인 우리를 재판도 하지 않고 대중 앞에서 때리고 감옥에 가두었다가 이제는 몰래 내보내겠다는 건가요? 그들이 직접 와서 우리를 데리고 나가라고 하시오.”
38 직원들이 이 말을 행정관들에게 보고하자 그들은 바울과 실라가 로마 사람이라는 말을 듣고 겁이 덜컥 났다.
39 그래서 그들은 감옥으로 와서 바울과 실라를 달래며 데리고 나가 그 도시에서 떠나 달라고 간청하였다.
40 두 사람은 감옥에서 나와 루디아의 집으로 가서 신자들을 만나 보고 그들을 격려한 후 그 곳을 떠났다.
Acts 16
King James Version
16 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:
2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
3 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.
4 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.
5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 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,
7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
9 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.
10 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.
11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
12 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.
13 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.
14 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.
15 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.
16 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:
17 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.
18 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.
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,
20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 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.
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 been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
36 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.
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 privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
40 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.
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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