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
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.
Mga Gawa 16
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Si Timoteo Kasama nina Pablo at Silas
16 Nakarating si Pablo sa Derbe at sa Listra. Naroon ang isang alagad na ang pangalan ay Timoteo. Siya'y anak ng isang babaing Judio na mananampalataya at Griyego naman ang kanyang ama. 2 Maganda ang patotoo tungkol sa kanya ng mga kapatid sa Listra at Iconio. 3 Nais ni Pablo na isama si Timoteo, kaya't tinuli niya ito alang-alang sa mga Judiong nasa lugar na iyon, sapagkat alam ng lahat na Griyego ang kanyang ama. 4 Sa kanilang paglalakbay sa mga lungsod, ipinababatid nila ang mga katuruang napagpasyahan ng mga apostol at ng matatandang tagapamahala sa Jerusalem. 5 Kaya't lumakas ang mga iglesya sa pananampalataya at nadagdagan ang kanilang bilang araw-araw.
Ang Pangitain ni Pablo sa Troas
6 Naglakbay sina Pablo sa lupain ng Frigia at Galacia, sapagkat pinagbawalan sila ng Banal na Espiritu na ipangaral ang salita sa lalawigan ng Asia. 7 Pagdating nila sa hangganan ng Misia, tinangka nilang makapasok sa Bitinia ngunit hindi sila pinahintulutan ng Espiritu ni Jesus. 8 Kaya't paglampas nila sa Misia ay nagtungo sila sa Troas. 9 Kinagabihan ay nagkaroon ng pangitain si Pablo: may isang lalaking taga-Macedonia ang nakatayo at nakikiusap sa kanya, “Pumunta ka rito sa Macedonia at tulungan mo kami.” 10 Pagkakita niya sa pangitain, gumayak kami agad papunta sa Macedonia, sapagkat natitiyak naming kami'y tinawag ng Diyos upang ipangaral sa kanila ang Magandang Balita.
Ang Pagsampalataya ni Lydia
11 Mula sa Troas, tumuloy kami sa Samotracia, at kinabukasan naman ay sa Neapolis. 12 Mula roon ay nagtungo kami sa Filipos, na sakop ng Roma at pangunahing lungsod sa nasasakupan ng Macedonia. Nanatili kami sa lungsod na ito ng ilang araw. 13 Nang araw ng Sabbath ay pumunta kami sa labas ng lungsod sa may tabi ng ilog na sa palagay namin ay may dakong panalanginan. Naupo kami at nakipag-usap sa mga babaing nagtitipon doon. 14 Isa sa mga nakinig sa amin ang isang babaing ang pangalan ay Lydia, isang sumasamba sa Diyos. Siya ay mula sa lungsod ng Tiatira at mangangalakal ng mga telang kulay-ube. Binuksan ng Panginoon ang kanyang puso upang makinig nang mabuti sa mga sinasabi ni Pablo. 15 Nang siya'y mabautismuhan na, kasama ang kanyang sambahayan, ay nakiusap siya sa amin, “Kung itinuturing ninyong ako'y tapat na lingkod ng Panginoon, doon na kayo tumuloy sa aking tahanan.” At kami'y napilit niya.
Sina Pablo at Silas sa Bilangguan ng Filipos
16 Minsang papunta kami sa dakong dalanginan, sinalubong kami ng isang batang babaing alipin na may espiritu ng panghuhula. Malaki ang pakinabang ng kanyang mga amo dahil sa kanyang panghuhula. 17 Sinusundan-sundan niya kami nina Pablo, habang sumisigaw ng ganito, “Ang mga taong ito'y mga lingkod ng Kataas-taasang Diyos! Ipinapahayag nila sa inyo ang daan ng kaligtasan.” 18 Ginawa niya ito sa loob ng maraming araw. Ngunit nang mainis na si Pablo ay lumingon siya at sinabi sa espiritu, “Iniuutos ko sa iyo sa pangalan ni Jesu-Cristo, lumabas ka sa kanya.” At lumabas ang espiritu nang oras ding iyon. 19 Ngunit nang makita ng kanyang mga amo na wala na ang kanilang pinagkakakitaan, sinunggaban nila sina Pablo at Silas, at kinaladkad sa pamilihan upang iharap sa mga pinuno. 20 Pinaratangan sila ng ganito sa harap ng mga hukom, “Ang mga taong ito ay mga Judio, at ginugulo nila ang ating lungsod. 21 Nagtuturo sila ng mga kaugaliang bilang mga Romano'y hindi natin nararapat gawin at tanggapin.” 22 Sinunggaban sila ng maraming tao, pinunit ang kanilang mga damit at ipinahagupit. 23 Pagkatapos hagupitin nang maraming ulit, itinapon sila sa bilangguan, at pinabantayang mabuti. 24 Nang matanggap ng bantay ang utos na ito, kanyang ipinasok sila sa kaloob-looban ng bilangguan at inilagay ang kanilang mga paa sa pagitan ng dalawang mabibigat na kahoy. 25 Nang maghahating-gabi na, sina Pablo at Silas ay nanalangin at umawit ng mga himno sa Diyos, habang nakikinig naman ang ibang bilanggo. 26 Biglang lumindol nang malakas, at nayanig ang mga pundasyon ng bilangguan. Agad na nabuksan ang lahat ng mga pinto, at nalagot ang mga tanikala ng lahat ng mga bilanggo. 27 Nang magising ang bantay ng bilangguan at makitang bukas ang mga pinto, inakala niyang nakatakas ang mga bilanggo. Dahil dito'y binunot niya ang kanyang tabak at nagtangkang magpakamatay. 28 Ngunit sumigaw nang malakas si Pablo, “Huwag mong saktan ang iyong sarili! Naririto kaming lahat!” 29 Humingi ng ilaw ang bantay at tumakbo paloob, at nanginginig na nagpatirapa sa harapan nina Pablo at Silas. 30 Nang sila'y dalhin sa labas ay sinabi niya, “Mga ginoo, ano ang dapat kong gawin upang maligtas?” 31 At kanilang sinabi, “Sumampalataya ka sa Panginoong Jesus at maliligtas ka, ikaw at ang iyong sambahayan.” 32 Ipinangaral nila sa kanya ang salita ng Panginoon at sa lahat ng nasa kanyang tahanan. 33 Nang oras ding iyon ng gabi, hinugasan ng bantay ang kanilang mga sugat at siya'y nagpabautismo, kasama ang kanyang buong sambahayan. 34 Matapos na patuluyin sa kanyang tahanan, sila'y ipinaghanda niya ng pagkain. Siya at ang kanyang buong sambahayan ay nagalak na sumampalataya sa Diyos. 35 Kinaumagahan, nagsugo ng mga kawal ang mga hukom upang sabihin sa bantay, “Pakawalan mo ang mga taong iyan.” 36 Sinabi ng bantay kay Pablo, “Ipinag-utos ng mga hukom na pakawalan na kayo. Kaya maaari na kayong umalis at humayo nang payapa.” 37 Subalit sinabi ni Pablo sa mga kawal, “Hinampas nila kami sa harap ng madla at ipinabilanggo nang walang anumang paglilitis, gayong kami'y mamamayang Romano. At ngayo'y palihim nila kaming palalayain? Hindi maaari! Sila ang pumarito at magpalaya sa amin!” 38 Iniulat ito ng mga kawal sa mga hukom at nang malamang sila'y mga mamamayang Romano, sila'y natakot. 39 Kaya pumunta sila sa bilangguan at humingi ng paumanhin kina Pablo. Pagkatapos ay pinalaya nila ang mga ito at pinakiusapang umalis ng lungsod. 40 Pagkalabas sa bilangguan, nagtuloy sila sa bahay ni Lydia. Doon ay dinatnan nilang nagtitipon ang mga kapatid. Bago sila umalis, pinagbilinan nilang magpakatatag ang mga ito sa pananampalataya.
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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