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And it came to pass as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed by a spirit of divination met us. She had brought her masters much gain by soothsaying.
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The same followed Paul and us, crying out and saying, "These men are the servants of the Most High God, who show unto us the way of salvation."
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And this she did many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, "I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And he came out that same hour.
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And when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they caught Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
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and brought them to the magistrates, saying, "These men, being Jews, trouble our city exceedingly,
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and teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive nor to observe, being Romans."
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And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates rent off their clothes and commanded that they be beaten.
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And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
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He, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison and made their feet fast in the stocks.
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And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises unto God, and the prisoners heard them.
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And 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 bands were loosed.