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And on the sabbathwewent out of the cityby a river side,whereprayer was wont to be made ; and we sat down , and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
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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 divinationmetus,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 marketplaceunto 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: