1 He came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek. 2 The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him. 3 Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem. 5 So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7 When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them. 8 Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him and saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us." 10 When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them. 11 Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis; 12 and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.
13 On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. 14 A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul. 15 When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay." So she persuaded us.
16 As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling. 17 Following Paul and us, she cried out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!" 18 She was doing this for many days.
But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" It came out that very hour. 19 But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. 20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city 21 and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."
22 The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods. 23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely. 24 Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened. 27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, "Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!"
29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas, 30 brought them out, and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." 32 They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
33 He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household. 34 He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.
35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, "Let those men go."
36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace."
37 But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!"
38 The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans, 39 and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city. 40 They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.
1 E chegou a Derbe e Listra. E eis que estava ali um certo discípulo por nome Timóteo, filho de uma judia que era crente, mas de pai grego;
2 Do qual davam bom testemunho os irmãos que estavam em Listra e em Icônio.
3 Paulo quis que este fosse com ele; e tomando-o, o circuncidou, por causa dos judeus que estavam naqueles lugares; porque todos sabiam que seu pai era grego.
4 E, quando iam passando pelas cidades, lhes entregavam, para serem observados, os decretos que haviam sido estabelecidos pelos apóstolos e anciãos em Jerusalém.
5 De sorte que as igrejas eram confirmadas na fé, e cada dia cresciam em número.
6 E, passando pela Frígia e pela província da Galácia, foram impedidos pelo Espírito Santo de anunciar a palavra na Ásia.
7 E, quando chegaram a Mísia, intentavam ir para Bitínia, mas o Espírito não lho permitiu.
8 E, tendo passado por Mísia, desceram a Trôade.
9 E Paulo teve de noite uma visão, em que se apresentou um homem da Macedônia, e lhe rogou, dizendo: Passa à Macedônia, e ajuda-nos.
10 E, logo depois desta visão, procuramos partir para a Macedônia, concluindo que o Senhor nos chamava para lhes anunciarmos o evangelho.
11 E, navegando de Trôade, fomos correndo em caminho direito para a Samotrácia e, no dia seguinte, para Neápolis;
12 E dali para Filipos, que é a primeira cidade desta parte da Macedônia, e é uma colônia; e estivemos alguns dias nesta cidade.
13 E no dia de sábado saímos fora das portas, para a beira do rio, onde se costumava fazer oração; e, assentando-nos, falamos às mulheres que ali se ajuntaram.
14 E uma certa mulher, chamada Lídia, vendedora de púrpura, da cidade de Tiatira, e que servia a Deus, nos ouvia, e o Senhor lhe abriu o coração para que estivesse atenta ao que Paulo dizia.
15 E, depois que foi batizada, ela e a sua casa, nos rogou, dizendo: Se haveis julgado que eu seja fiel ao Senhor, entrai em minha casa, e ficai ali. E nos constrangeu a isso.
16 E aconteceu que, indo nós à oração, nos saiu ao encontro uma jovem, que tinha espírito de adivinhação, a qual, adivinhando, dava grande lucro aos seus senhores.
17 Esta, seguindo a Paulo e a nós, clamava, dizendo: Estes homens, que nos anunciam o caminho da salvação, são servos do Deus Altíssimo.
18 E isto fez ela por muitos dias. Mas Paulo, perturbado, voltou-se e disse ao espírito: Em nome de Jesus Cristo, te mando que saias dela. E na mesma hora saiu.
19 E, vendo seus senhores que a esperança do seu lucro estava perdida, prenderam Paulo e Silas, e os levaram à praça, à presença dos magistrados.
20 E, apresentando-os aos magistrados, disseram: Estes homens, sendo judeus, perturbaram a nossa cidade,
21 E nos expõem costumes que não nos é lícito receber nem praticar, visto que somos romanos.
22 E a multidão se levantou unida contra eles, e os magistrados, rasgando-lhes as vestes, mandaram açoitá-los com varas.
23 E, havendo-lhes dado muitos açoites, os lançaram na prisão, mandando ao carcereiro que os guardasse com segurança.
24 O qual, tendo recebido tal ordem, os lançou no cárcere interior, e lhes segurou os pés no tronco.
25 E, perto da meia-noite, Paulo e Silas oravam e cantavam hinos a Deus, e os outros presos os escutavam.
26 E de repente sobreveio um tão grande terremoto, que os alicerces do cárcere se moveram, e logo se abriram todas as portas, e foram soltas as prisões de todos.
27 E, acordando o carcereiro, e vendo abertas as portas da prisão, tirou a espada, e quis matar-se, cuidando que os presos já tinham fugido.
28 Mas Paulo clamou com grande voz, dizendo: Não te faças nenhum mal, que todos aqui estamos.
29 E, pedindo luz, saltou dentro e, todo trêmulo, se prostrou ante Paulo e Silas.
30 E, tirando-os para fora, disse: Senhores, que é necessário que eu faça para me salvar?
31 E eles disseram: Crê no Senhor Jesus Cristo e serás salvo, tu e a tua casa.
32 E lhe pregavam a palavra do Senhor, e a todos os que estavam em sua casa.
33 E, tomando-os ele consigo naquela mesma hora da noite, lavou-lhes os vergões; e logo foi batizado, ele e todos os seus.
34 E, levando-os à sua casa, lhes pôs a mesa; e, na sua crença em Deus, alegrou-se com toda a sua casa.
35 E, sendo já dia, os magistrados mandaram quadrilheiros, dizendo: Soltai aqueles homens.
36 E o carcereiro anunciou a Paulo estas palavras, dizendo: Os magistrados mandaram que vos soltasse; agora, pois, saí e ide em paz.
37 Mas Paulo replicou: Açoitaram-nos publicamente e, sem sermos condenados, sendo homens romanos, nos lançaram na prisão, e agora encobertamente nos lançam fora? Não será assim; mas venham eles mesmos e tirem-nos para fora.
38 E os quadrilheiros foram dizer aos magistrados estas palavras; e eles temeram, ouvindo que eram romanos.
39 E, vindo, lhes dirigiram súplicas; e, tirando-os para fora, lhes pediram que saíssem da cidade.
40 E, saindo da prisão, entraram em casa de Lídia e, vendo os irmãos, os confortaram, e depois partiram.