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And a certainwomannamedLydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshippedGod,heard us: whoseheart the Lordopened, that she attended unto the things which were spokenofPaul.
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Andwhen she was baptized, andherhousehold, she besought us, saying, If ye have judgedme to befaithful to the Lord,comeintomyhouse, and abide there. And she constrainedus.
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And it came to pass, as wewenttoprayer, a certaindamselpossessed with a spirit of divination[a]metus,whichbroughthermastersmuchgain by soothsaying:
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The samefollowedPaulandus, and cried, saying, Thesemenare the servants of the most highGod,whichshew unto us the way of salvation.
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Andthis did she*manydays.ButPaul, being grieved, turnedandsaid to the spirit, I commandtheein the name of JesusChrist to come out ofher.And he came out the samehour.
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And when hermasterssawthat the hope of theirgains was gone, they caughtPaulandSilas, and drew them into the marketplace[b]unto the rulers,
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Andbroughtthem to the magistrates,saying, Thesemen,beingJews, do exceedingly troubleourcity,
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Andteachcustoms,whicharenotlawful for us to receive, neither to observe, beingRomans.
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And the multitude rose up togetheragainstthem:and the magistrates rent offtheirclothes, and commanded to beat them.
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And when they had laidmanystripes upon them, they cast them intoprison,charging the jailor to keepthemsafely:
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Who, having receivedsuch a charge,thrusttheminto the innerprison,andmadetheirfeetfastin the stocks.
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AndatmidnightPaulandSilasprayed, and sang praises unto God:and the prisonersheardthem.
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Andsuddenly there was a greatearthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: andimmediatelyall the doors were opened, and every one'sbands were loosed.
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And the keeper of the prisonawaking out of his sleep,andseeing the prisondoorsopen, he drew out his sword, and would have killedhimself,supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
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ButPaulcried with a loudvoice,saying, Dothyselfnoharm:for we areallhere.
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Then he called for a light, and sprang in, andcametrembling, and fell down beforePaulandSilas,