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Nag-upod si Timoteo kay Pablo kag kay Silas

16 Nagpadayon sila ni Pablo sa paglakat sa Derbe kag sa Lystra. May sumulunod ni Jesus didto sa Lystra nga si Timoteo. Ang iya iloy Judio kag tumuluo man, pero ang iya amay Griego. Suno sa mga tumuluo didto sa Lystra kag sa Iconium, si Timoteo maayo nga tawo. Gusto ni Pablo dal-on si Timoteo, gani gintuli niya siya agod wala sing reklamo ang mga Judio kontra kay Timoteo, kay ang tanan nga Judio nga nagaestar sa amo nga mga lugar nakahibalo nga Griego ang amay ni Timoteo. Pagkatapos nagkadto sila sa mga banwa kag ginsaysay nila sa mga tumuluo ang mga pagsulundan nga ginkasugtan sang mga apostoles kag sang mga manugdumala sang iglesya didto sa Jerusalem. Ginsilingan nila ang mga tumuluo nga tumanon nila ini nga mga pagsulundan. Gani naglig-on pa gid ang mga iglesya sa pagtuo, kag adlaw-adlaw nagadamo pa gid ang mga tumuluo.

Ang Lalaki nga Taga-Macedonia

Dayon nagkadto sila sa mga lugar nga sakop sang Frigia kag Galacia, kay wala sila pagtuguti sang Espiritu Santo nga magwali sang pulong sang Dios didto sa probinsya sang Asia. Pag-abot nila sa dulunan sang Mysia, gusto nila kuntani nga magkadto sa Bitinia, pero ang Espiritu ni Jesus wala nagtugot sa ila. Gani nag-agi na lang sila sa Mysia kag nagdulhog sa Troas. Sadto nga gab-i may ginpakita ang Dios kay Pablo. Nakita niya ang isa ka tawo nga taga-Macedonia nga nagatindog kag nagapakitluoy sa iya. Siling sang tawo, “Tabok ka diri sa Macedonia kag buligi kami.” 10 Gani nanghimos kami dayon sa pagkadto sa Macedonia, tungod nga nabatyagan namon nga ginatawag kami sang Dios sa pagwali sang Maayong Balita sa mga tawo didto.

Nagtuo si Lydia kay Jesus

11 Nagsakay kami sa sakayan halin sa Troas kag nagderetso sa Samotracia, kag sang masunod nga adlaw nag-abot kami didto sa Neapolis. 12 Halin sa Neapolis nagdungka kami sa Filipos nga isa ka siyudad sa nahauna nga distrito sang Macedonia. Madamo sa mga nagaestar didto taga-Roma, pati ang ila mga manugdumala. Nagtiner kami sa Filipos sang pila ka adlaw. 13 Pag-abot sang Adlaw nga Inugpahuway, nagguwa kami sa siyudad kag nagkadto sa higad sang suba tungod nga naghunahuna kami nga may lugar didto nga ginatipunan sang mga Judio agod magpangamuyo. May nagtipon didto nga mga babayi, gani nagpungko kami kag nagsugilanon sa ila. 14 Isa sang mga nagapamati sa amon amo si Lydia nga taga-Tiatira. Negosyante siya sang malahalon nga mga tela nga granate,[a] kag nagasimba man sa Dios. Gintandog sang Ginoo ang iya tagipusuon nga batunon ang mga ginahambal ni Pablo. 15 Nagpabautiso siya kag ang iya panimalay. Pagkatapos gin-agda niya kami sa iya balay. Nagsiling siya, “Kon nagapati kamo nga ako matuod na nga tumuluo sa Ginoo, didto kamo magdayon sa akon balay.” Kag napilitan kami.

Ginpriso si Pablo kag si Silas sa Filipos

16 Isa ka adlaw, samtang nagapakadto kami sa lugar nga ginatipunan sa pagpangamuyo, ginsugata kami sang isa ka ulipon nga dalagita. Ato nga dalagita ginagamhan sang malaot nga espiritu nga nagahatag sa iya sang abilidad sa pagpakot sang mga matabo sa palaabuton. Paagi sa sining abilidad nakapangwarta sing dako ang iya mga agalon. 17 Karon, ini nga babayi permi lang nagasunod-sunod sa amon ni Pablo, kag amo ini ang iya ginasinggit, “Ini nga mga tawo mga alagad sang Labing Mataas nga Dios! Ginawali nila sa inyo kon paano kamo maluwas!” 18 Adlaw-adlaw amo ato ang iya ginahimo hasta tinak-an si Pablo. Gani binalikid niya ini nga babayi kag nagsiling sa malaot nga espiritu nga nagapuyo sa iya, “Sa ngalan [b] ni Jesu-Cristo ginamanduan ko ikaw nga magguwa sa iya!” Kag sa gilayon nagguwa sa iya ang malaot nga espiritu. 19 Pagkakita sang iya mga agalon nga wala na sila paglaom nga makapanguwarta pa paagi sa iya, gindakop nila si Pablo kag si Silas kag gin-guyod sa plasa kag gindala sa mga opisyal sang sadto nga lugar. 20 Nagsiling sila sa mga opisyal, “Ini nga mga tawo mga Judio kag nagagamo diri sa aton siyudad. 21 Nagatudlo sila sang mga pamatasan nga kontra sa aton kasuguan. Mga Romanhon kita, gani indi kita makasunod sang ila mga ginatudlo!” 22 Kag nagpuli ang mga tawo didto sa pagsakit sa ila ni Pablo. Pagkatapos ginpabugras sang mga opisyal ang mga bayo ni Pablo kag ni Silas kag ginpahanot sila dayon. 23 Sang natam-an na sila sing hanot, ginsulod nila sila sa prisohan. Ginsugo nila ang guwardya nga bantayan gid sila sing maayo. 24 Gani ginsulod sila sang guwardya sa sulod gid nga selda kag gin-gapos ang ila mga tiil.

25 Sang mga tungang gab-i na, nagapangamuyo si Pablo kag si Silas kag nagakanta sang mga pagdayaw sa Dios. Ang ila mga kaupod nga mga priso nagapamati sa ila. 26 Sa hinali lang naglinog sing mabaskog kag nag-uyog ang prisohan. Nag-alabri ang mga puwertahan sang prisohan kag nagkalahukas ang mga kadena sang tanan nga priso. 27 Nakamata ang guwardya, kag pagkakita niya nga abri na ang mga puwertahan sang prisohan, ang hunahuna niya nakapalagyo na ang mga priso. Gani gin-gabot niya ang iya espada agod manginmatay. 28 Pero nagsinggit si Pablo, “Indi ka magpanginmatay! Ari pa kami tanan!” 29 Nagpakuha sing suga ang guwardya kag nagdali-dali siya sulod didto kag nagluhod sa atubangan nila ni Pablo kag ni Silas nga nagakurog. 30 Dayon, gindala niya sila ni Pablo sa guwa kag nagpamangkot, “Ano ang akon himuon agod maluwas ako?” 31 Nagsabat sila ni Pablo, “Magtuo ka kay Ginoong Jesus kag maluwas ka kag ang imo panimalay.” 32 Dayon gintudlo nila ni Pablo ang pulong sang Ginoo sa iya kag sa tanan nga miyembro sang iya panimalay. 33 Sa sadto gid nga gab-i ginhugasan sang guwardya ang ila mga pilas, kag nagpabautiso siya dayon pati ang bug-os niya nga panimalay. 34 Pagkatapos gindala niya sila ni Pablo sa iya balay kag ginpakaon. Nalipay gid ang guwardya kag ang iya bug-os nga panimalay nga sila nagatuo na sa Dios.

35 Pagkaaga nagsugo ang mga opisyal sa mga pulis nga buy-an na sila ni Pablo. 36 Kag ini ginbalita sang guwardya kay Pablo. Nagsiling siya, “Nagpasugo ang mga opisyal nga buy-an na kamo. Gani magguwa na kamo kag maayo lang nga paglakat.” 37 Pero nagsiling si Pablo sa mga pulis nga ginsugo, “Ginlapas sang mga opisyal ang kasuguan sang Roma tungod nga kami nga mga Romanhon man wala nila anay pag-imbistigara, kundi ginpahanot nila kami sa publiko kag pagkatapos ginsulod nila kami dayon sa prisohan. Pero karon gusto nila nga sa tago lang ang pagpaguwa sa amon? Indi mahimo! Kinahanglan ang mga opisyal mismo amo ang magkadto diri kag sila gid ang magpaguwa sa amon.” 38 Pagsugid sang mga pulis sa mga opisyal sang ginhambal ni Pablo nga sila mga Romanhon, kinulbaan sila. 39 Gani nagkadto ang mga opisyal sa prisohan kag nagpangayo pasensya sa ila ni Pablo. Dayon ginpaguwa nila sila ni Pablo kag ginpangabay nga maghalin na sila sa sadto nga siyudad. 40 Sang nakaguwa na si Pablo kag si Silas sa prisohan, nagkadto sila dayon sa balay ni Lydia. Nagpakigkita sila didto sa mga tumuluo, kag ginlaygayan nila sila agod palig-unon ang ila pagtuo. Pagkatapos naglakat sila.

Footnotes

  1. 16:14 granate: sa English, purple.
  2. 16:18 ngalan: buot silingon, gahom ukon awtoridad.

The Macedonian Vision

16 Now Paul also came to (A)Derbe and to (B)Lystra. And a disciple was there, named (C)Timothy, the son of a (D)Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, and he was well spoken of by (E)the brothers and sisters who were in (F)Lystra and (G)Iconium. Paul wanted this man to leave with him; and he (H)took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering (I)the ordinances for them to follow which had been determined by (J)the apostles and (K)elders in Jerusalem. So (L)the churches were being strengthened [a]in the faith, and were (M)increasing in number daily.

They passed through the [b](N)Phrygian and (O)Galatian region, after being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in [c](P)Asia; and after they came to (Q)Mysia, they were trying to go into (R)Bithynia, and the (S)Spirit of Jesus did not allow them; and passing by (T)Mysia, they went down to (U)Troas. (V)And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of (W)Macedonia was standing and pleading with him, and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 When he had seen (X)the vision, (Y)we immediately sought to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to (Z)preach the gospel to them.

11 So after setting sail from (AA)Troas, we ran (AB)a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis; 12 and from there to (AC)Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of (AD)Macedonia, (AE)a Roman colony; and we were spending some days in this city. 13 And on (AF)the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were thinking that there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled.

First Convert in Europe

14 A woman named Lydia was listening; she was a seller of purple fabrics from the city of (AG)Thyatira, and (AH)a worshiper of God. [d]The Lord (AI)opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul. 15 Now when she and (AJ)her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.

16 It happened that as we were going to (AK)the place of prayer, a slave woman who had (AL)a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing great profit to her masters by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us and cried out repeatedly, saying, “These men are bond-servants of (AM)the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you a way of salvation.” 18 Now she continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and he turned and said to the spirit, “I command you (AN)in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out at that very [e]moment.

19 But when her masters saw that their hope of (AO)profit was suddenly gone, they seized (AP)Paul and Silas and (AQ)dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities, 20 and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men, Jews as they are, are causing our city trouble, 21 and they (AR)are proclaiming customs that are not lawful for us to accept or to practice, since we are (AS)Romans.”

Paul and Silas Imprisoned

22 The crowd joined in an attack against them, and the chief magistrates tore their [f]robes off them and proceeded to order [g]them to be (AT)beaten with rods. 23 When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding (AU)the jailer to guard them securely; 24 [h]and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in (AV)the [i]stocks.

25 Now about midnight (AW)Paul and Silas were praying and (AX)singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; 26 and suddenly (AY)there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately (AZ)all the doors were opened, and everyone’s (BA)chains were unfastened. 27 When (BB)the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about (BC)to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!” 29 And the jailer asked for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before (BD)Paul and Silas; 30 and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, (BE)what must I do to be saved?”

The Jailer Converted

31 They said, “(BF)Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and (BG)your household.” 32 And they spoke the word of God to him together with all who were in his house. 33 And he took them (BH)that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. 34 And he brought them into his house and set [j]food before them, and was [k]overjoyed, since he had become a believer in God together with (BI)his whole household.

35 Now when day came, the chief magistrates sent their officers, saying, “Release those men.” 36 And (BJ)the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The chief magistrates have sent word that you be released. So come out now and go (BK)in peace.” 37 But Paul said to them, “After beating us in public without due process—(BL)men who are Romans—they threw us into prison; and now they are releasing us secretly? No indeed! On the contrary, let them come [l]in person and lead us out.” 38 The officers reported these words to the chief magistrates. (BM)And they became fearful when they heard that they were Romans, 39 and they came and pleaded with them, and when they had led them out, they repeatedly asked them (BN)to leave the city. 40 They left the prison and entered the house of (BO)Lydia, and when they saw (BP)the brothers and sisters, they [m]encouraged them and departed.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:5 Or in faith
  2. Acts 16:6 Or Phrygia and the Galatian region
  3. Acts 16:6 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor
  4. Acts 16:14 Lit Whose heart the Lord opened
  5. Acts 16:18 Lit hour
  6. Acts 16:22 Or outer garments
  7. Acts 16:22 Lit to beat with rods
  8. Acts 16:24 Lit who
  9. Acts 16:24 Lit wood
  10. Acts 16:34 Lit a table
  11. Acts 16:34 Or overjoyed together with his whole household, since...God
  12. Acts 16:37 Lit themselves
  13. Acts 16:40 Or exhorted

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas

16 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra,(A) where a disciple named Timothy(B) lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer(C) but whose father was a Greek. The believers(D) at Lystra and Iconium(E) spoke well of him. 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.(F) As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders(G) in Jerusalem(H) for the people to obey.(I) So the churches were strengthened(J) in the faith and grew daily in numbers.(K)

Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia

Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia(L) and Galatia,(M) having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.(N) When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus(O) would not allow them to. So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.(P) During the night Paul had a vision(Q) of a man of Macedonia(R) standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 After Paul had seen the vision, we(S) got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel(T) to them.

Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi

11 From Troas(U) we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. 12 From there we traveled to Philippi,(V) a Roman colony and the leading city of that district[a] of Macedonia.(W) And we stayed there several days.

13 On the Sabbath(X) 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. 14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira(Y) named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart(Z) to respond to Paul’s message. 15 When she and the members of her household(AA) were baptized,(AB) 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.

Paul and Silas in Prison

16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer,(AC) we were met by a female slave who had a spirit(AD) by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God,(AE) who are telling you the way to be saved.” 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed 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.(AF)

19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money(AG) was gone, they seized Paul and Silas(AH) and dragged(AI) them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar(AJ) 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans(AK) to accept or practice.”(AL)

22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.(AM) 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer(AN) was commanded to guard them carefully. 24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.(AO)

25 About midnight(AP) Paul and Silas(AQ) were praying and singing hymns(AR) to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken.(AS) At once all the prison doors flew open,(AT) and everyone’s chains came loose.(AU) 27 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.(AV) 28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”

29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.(AW) 30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”(AX)

31 They replied, “Believe(AY) in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved(AZ)—you and your household.”(BA) 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night(BB) the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.(BC) 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he(BD) was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.

35 When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.” 36 The jailer(BE) told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.”(BF)

37 But Paul said to the officers: “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens,(BG) 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.”

38 The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed.(BH) 39 They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city.(BI) 40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house,(BJ) where they met with the brothers and sisters(BK) and encouraged them. Then they left.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:12 The text and meaning of the Greek for the leading city of that district are uncertain.