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Paul and Silas in Prison

16 Now it happened that as we were going to (A)the place of prayer, a servant-girl having (B)a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling. 17 Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, “These men are slaves of (C)the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you [a]the way of salvation.” 18 And she continued doing this for many days. But being greatly annoyed, Paul turned and said to the spirit, “I command you (D)in the name of Jesus Christ to leave her!” And it left at that very [b]moment.

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  1. Acts 16:17 Lit a way
  2. Acts 16:18 Lit hour

The Fortune Teller

16 Once, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit of fortune-telling and who had brought her owners a great deal of money by predicting the future. 17 She would follow Paul and us and shout, “These men are servants of the Most High God and are proclaiming to you[a] a way of salvation!”

18 She kept doing this for many days until Paul became annoyed, turned to her[b] and told the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus the Messiah[c] to come out of her!” And it came out that very moment.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:17 Other mss. read us
  2. Acts 16:18 The Gk. lacks to her
  3. Acts 16:18 Or Christ
  4. Acts 16:18 Lit. that hour