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1 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek.
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Paul traveled on to Derbe and Lystra, where a Christian named Timothy lived. His mother, who was also a Christian, was Jewish, but his father was a Greek.
2 The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
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All the believers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of Timothy.
3 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.
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Paul wanted to take Timothy along with him, so he circumcised him. He did so because all the Jews who lived in those places knew that Timothy's father was Greek.
4 As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
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As they went through the towns, they delivered to the believers the rules decided upon by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, and they told them to obey those rules.
5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
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So the churches were made stronger in the faith and grew in numbers every day.
6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.
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They traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia because the Holy Spirit did not let them preach the message in the province of Asia.
7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.
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When they reached the border of Mysia, they tried to go into the province of Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
8 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
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So they traveled right on through Mysia and went to Troas.
9 During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
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That night Paul had a vision in which he saw a Macedonian standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"
10 After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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As soon as Paul had this vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, because we decided that God had called us to preach the Good News to the people there.
11 From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis.
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We left by ship from Troas and sailed straight across to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis.
12 From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
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From there we went inland to Philippi, a city of the first district of Macedonia; it is also a Roman colony. We spent several days there.
13 On the Sabbath 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.
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On the Sabbath we went out of the city to the riverside, where we thought there would be a place where Jews gathered for prayer. We sat down and talked to the women who gathered there.
14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
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One of those who heard us was Lydia from Thyatira, who was a dealer in purple cloth. She was a woman who worshiped God, and the Lord opened her mind to pay attention to what Paul was saying.
15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, 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.
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After she and the people of her house had been baptized, she invited us, "Come and stay in my house if you have decided that I am a true believer in the Lord." And she persuaded us to go.
16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling.
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One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a young servant woman who had an evil spirit that enabled her to predict the future. She earned a lot of money for her owners by telling fortunes.
17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.”
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She followed Paul and us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God! They announce to you how you can 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.
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She did this for many days, until Paul became so upset that he turned around and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I order you to come out of her!" The spirit went out of her that very moment.
19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.
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When her owners realized that their chance of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities in the public square.
20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar
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They brought them before the Roman officials and said, "These men are Jews, and they are causing trouble in our city.
21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.”
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They are teaching customs that are against our law; we are Roman citizens, and we cannot accept these customs or practice them."
22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.
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And the crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas. Then the officials tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be whipped.
23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.
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After a severe beating, they were thrown into jail, and the jailer was ordered to lock them up tight.
24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
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Upon receiving this order, the jailer threw them into the inner cell and fastened their feet between heavy blocks of wood.
25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns 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. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.
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Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, which shook the prison to its foundations. At once all the doors opened, and the chains fell off all the prisoners.
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.
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The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he thought that the prisoners had escaped; so he pulled out his sword and was about to kill himself.
28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”
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But Paul shouted at the top of his voice, "Don't harm yourself! We are all here!"
29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
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The jailer called for a light, rushed in, and fell trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.
30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
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Then he led them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”
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They answered, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved - you and your family."
32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.
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Then they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in the house.
33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.
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At that very hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; and he and all his family were baptized at once.
34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.
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Then he took Paul and Silas up into his house and gave them some food to eat. He and his family were filled with joy, because they now believed in God.
35 When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.”
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The next morning the Roman authorities sent police officers with the order, "Let those men go."
36 The jailer told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.”
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So the jailer told Paul, "The officials have sent an order for you and Silas to be released. You may leave, then, and go in peace."
37 But Paul said to the officers: “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, 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.”
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But Paul said to the police officers, "We were not found guilty of any crime, yet they whipped us in public - and we are Roman citizens! Then they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Not at all! The Roman officials themselves must come here and let us out."
38 The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed.
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The police officers reported these words to the Roman officials; and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid.
39 They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city.
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So they went and apologized to them; then they led them out of the prison and asked them to leave the city.
40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house, where they met with the brothers and sisters and encouraged them. Then they left.
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Paul and Silas left the prison and went to Lydia's house. There they met the believers, spoke words of encouragement to them, and left.