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Hechos 16

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1 Llegó también a Derbe y a Listra. Y estaba allí cierto discípulo llamado Timoteo, hijo de una mujer judía creyente, pero de padre griego,

2 del cual hablaban elogiosamente los hermanos que estaban en Listra y en Iconio.

3 Pablo quiso que éste fuera con él, y lo tomó y lo circuncidó por causa de los judíos que había en aquellas regiones, porque todos sabían que su padre era griego.

4 Y conforme pasaban por las ciudades, entregaban los acuerdos tomados por los apóstoles y los ancianos que estaban en Jerusalén, para que los observaran.

5 Así que las iglesias eran confirmadas en la fe, y diariamente crecían en número.

6 Pasaron por la región de Frigia y Galacia, habiendo sido impedidos por el Espíritu Santo de hablar la palabra en Asia,

7 y cuando llegaron a Misia, intentaron ir a Bitinia, pero el Espíritu de Jesús no se lo permitió.

8 Y pasando por Misia, descendieron a Troas.

9 Por la noche se le mostró a Pablo una visión: un hombre de Macedonia estaba de pie, suplicándole y diciendo: Pasa a Macedonia y ayúdanos.

10 Cuando tuvo la visión, enseguida procuramos ir a Macedonia, persuadidos de que Dios nos había llamado para anunciarles el evangelio.

11 Así que, zarpando de Troas, navegamos con rumbo directo a Samotracia, y al día siguiente a Neápolis,

12 y de allí a Filipos, que es una ciudad principal de la provincia de Macedonia, una colonia romana; en esta ciudad nos quedamos por varios días.

13 Y en el día de reposo salimos fuera de la puerta, a la orilla de un río, donde pensábamos que habría un lugar de oración; nos sentamos y comenzamos a hablar a las mujeres que se habían reunido.

14 Y estaba escuchando cierta mujer llamada Lidia, de la ciudad de Tiatira, vendedora de telas de púrpura, que adoraba a Dios; y el Señor abrió su corazón para que recibiera lo que Pablo decía.

15 Cuando ella y su familia se bautizaron, nos rogó, diciendo: Si juzgáis que soy fiel al Señor, venid a mi casa y quedaos en ella. Y nos persuadió a ir.

16 Y sucedió que mientras íbamos al lugar de oración, nos salió al encuentro una muchacha esclava que tenía espíritu de adivinación, la cual daba grandes ganancias a sus amos, adivinando.

17 Esta, siguiendo a Pablo y a nosotros, gritaba diciendo: Estos hombres son siervos del Dios Altísimo, quienes os proclaman el camino de salvación.

18 Y esto lo hacía por muchos días; mas desagradando esto a Pablo, se volvió y dijo al espíritu: ¡Te ordeno, en el nombre de Jesucristo, que salgas de ella! Y salió en aquel mismo momento.

19 Pero cuando sus amos vieron que se les había ido la esperanza de su ganancia, prendieron a Pablo y a Silas, y los arrastraron hasta la plaza, ante las autoridades;

20 y después de haberlos presentado a los magistrados superiores, dijeron: Estos hombres, siendo judíos, alborotan nuestra ciudad,

21 y proclaman costumbres que no nos es lícito aceptar ni observar, puesto que somos romanos.

22 La multitud se levantó a una contra ellos, y los magistrados superiores, rasgándoles sus ropas, ordenaron que los azotaran con varas.

23 Y después de darles muchos azotes, los echaron en la cárcel, ordenando al carcelero que los guardara con seguridad;

24 el cual, habiendo recibido esa orden, los echó en el calabozo interior y les aseguró los pies en el cepo.

25 Como a medianoche, Pablo y Silas oraban y cantaban himnos a Dios, y los presos los escuchaban.

26 De repente se produjo un gran terremoto, de tal manera que los cimientos de la cárcel fueron sacudidos; al instante se abrieron todas las puertas y las cadenas de todos se soltaron.

27 Al despertar el carcelero y ver abiertas todas las puertas de la cárcel, sacó su espada y se iba a matar, creyendo que los prisioneros se habían escapado.

28 Mas Pablo clamó a gran voz, diciendo: No te hagas ningún mal, pues todos estamos aquí.

29 Entonces él pidió luz y se precipitó adentro, y temblando, se postró ante Pablo y Silas,

30 y después de sacarlos, dijo: Señores, ¿qué debo hacer para ser salvo?

31 Ellos respondieron: Cree en el Señor Jesús, y serás salvo, tú y toda tu casa.

32 Y le hablaron la palabra del Señor a él y a todos los que estaban en su casa.

33 Y él los tomó en aquella misma hora de la noche, y les lavó las heridas; enseguida fue bautizado, él y todos los suyos.

34 Llevándolos a su hogar, les dio de comer, y se regocijó grandemente por haber creído en Dios con todos los suyos.

35 Cuando se hizo de día, los magistrados superiores enviaron a sus oficiales, diciendo: Suelta a esos hombres.

36 El carcelero comunicó a Pablo estas palabras, diciendo: Los magistrados superiores han dado orden de que se os suelte. Así que, salid ahora e id en paz.

37 Mas Pablo les dijo: Aunque somos ciudadanos romanos, nos han azotado públicamente sin hacernos juicio y nos han echado a la cárcel; ¿y ahora nos sueltan en secreto? ¡De ninguna manera! Que ellos mismos vengan a sacarnos.

38 Y los oficiales informaron esto a los magistrados superiores, y al saber que eran romanos, tuvieron temor.

39 Entonces vinieron, y les suplicaron, y después de sacarlos, les rogaban que salieran de la ciudad.

40 Cuando salieron de la cárcel, fueron a casa de Lidia, y al ver a los hermanos, los consolaron y partieron.

The Message Bible MSG

1 Paul came first to Derbe, then Lystra. He found a disciple there by the name of Timothy, son of a devout Jewish mother and Greek father.

2 Friends in Lystra and Iconium all said what a fine young man he was.

3 Paul wanted to recruit him for their mission, but first took him aside and circumcised him so he wouldn't offend the Jews who lived in those parts. They all knew that his father was Greek.

4 As they traveled from town to town, they presented the simple guidelines the Jerusalem apostles and leaders had come up with.

5 That turned out to be most helpful. Day after day the congregations became stronger in faith and larger in size.

6 They went to Phrygia, and then on through the region of Galatia. Their plan was to turn west into Asia province, but the Holy Spirit blocked that route.

7 So they went to Mysia and tried to go north to Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus wouldn't let them go there either.

8 Proceeding on through Mysia, they went down to the seaport Troas.

9 That night Paul had a dream: A Macedonian stood on the far shore and called across the sea, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"

10 The dream gave Paul his map. We went to work at once getting things ready to cross over to Macedonia. All the pieces had come together. We knew now for sure that God had called us to preach the good news to the Europeans.

11 Putting out from the harbor at Troas, we made a straight run for Samothrace. The next day we tied up at New City

12 and walked from there to Philippi, the main city in that part of Macedonia and, even more importantly, a Roman colony. We lingered there several days.

13 On the Sabbath, we left the city and went down along the river where we had heard there was to be a prayer meeting. We took our place with the women who had gathered there and talked with them.

14 One woman, Lydia, was from Thyatira and a dealer in expensive textiles, known to be a God-fearing woman. As she listened with intensity to what was being said, the Master gave her a trusting heart - and she believed!

15 After she was baptized, along with everyone in her household, she said in a surge of hospitality, "If you're confident that I'm in this with you and believe in the Master truly, come home with me and be my guests." We hesitated, but she wouldn't take no for an answer.

16 One day, on our way to the place of prayer, a slave girl ran into us. She was a psychic and, with her fortunetelling, made a lot of money for the people who owned her.

17 She started following Paul around, calling everyone's attention to us by yelling out, "These men are working for the Most High God. They're laying out the road of salvation for you!"

18 She did this for a number of days until Paul, finally fed up with her, turned and commanded the spirit that possessed her, "Out! In the name of Jesus Christ, get out of her!" And it was gone, just like that.

19 When her owners saw that their lucrative little business was suddenly bankrupt, they went after Paul and Silas, roughed them up and dragged them into the market square. Then the police arrested them

20 and pulled them into a court with the accusation, "These men are disturbing the peace - dangerous Jewish agitators

21 subverting our Roman law and order."

22 By this time the crowd had turned into a restless mob out for blood.

23 After beating them black and blue, they threw them into jail, telling the jailkeeper to put them under heavy guard so there would be no chance of escape.

24 He did just that - threw them into the maximum security cell in the jail and clamped leg irons on them.

25 Along about midnight, Paul and Silas were at prayer and singing a robust hymn to God. The other prisoners couldn't believe their ears.

26 Then, without warning, a huge earthquake! The jailhouse tottered, every door flew open, all the prisoners were loose.

27 Startled from sleep, the jailer saw all the doors swinging loose on their hinges. Assuming that all the prisoners had escaped, he pulled out his sword and was about to do himself in, figuring he was as good as dead anyway,

28 when Paul stopped him: "Don't do that! We're all still here! Nobody's run away!"

29 The jailer got a torch and ran inside. Badly shaken, he collapsed in front of Paul and Silas.

30 He led them out of the jail and asked, "Sirs, what do I have to do to be saved, to really live?"

31 They said, "Put your entire trust in the Master Jesus. Then you'll live as you were meant to live - and everyone in your house included!"

32 They went on to spell out in detail the story of the Master - the entire family got in on this part.

33 They never did get to bed that night. The jailer made them feel at home, dressed their wounds, and then - he couldn't wait till morning! - was baptized, he and everyone in his family.

34 There in his home, he had food set out for a festive meal. It was a night to remember: He and his entire family had put their trust in God; everyone in the house was in on the celebration.

35 At daybreak, the court judges sent officers with the instructions, "Release these men."

36 The jailer gave Paul the message, "The judges sent word that you're free to go on your way. Congratulations! Go in peace!"

37 But Paul wouldn't budge. He told the officers, "They beat us up in public and threw us in jail, Roman citizens in good standing! And now they want to get us out of the way on the sly without anyone knowing? Nothing doing! If they want us out of here, let them come themselves and lead us out in broad daylight."

38 When the officers reported this, the judges panicked. They had no idea that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

39 They hurried over and apologized, personally escorted them from the jail, and then asked them if they wouldn't please leave the city.

40 Walking out of the jail, Paul and Silas went straight to Lydia's house, saw their friends again, encouraged them in the faith, and only then went on their way.