4And as they journeyed through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, that were ordained by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. 5The churches, therefore, were established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6And having gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, and being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia, 7they came to Mysia, and attempted to go into Bithynia; but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them. 8And passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stood a man, a Macedonian, beseeching him, and saying: Come over into Macedonia and help us. 10And when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to publish the good news to them. 11Therefore setting sail from Troas, we ran with a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis; 12and from thence to Philippi, which is a chief city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we continued in that city certain days.
13And on the sabbath, we went forth out of the gate by a river side, where was wont to be a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spoke to the women who came together.
14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul. 15And when she was immersed and her household, she besought us, saying: If ye have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide. And she constrained us.
16And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, a certain bondmaid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. 17She, having followed Paul and us, cried, saying: These men are the servants of the most high God, who announce to us the way of salvation.
18And this she did many days. But Paul, being indignant[18], turned and said to the spirit: I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out from her. And he came out the same hour.
19And her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain departed, laid hold of Paul and Silas, and drew them into the market-place before the rulers. 20And having brought them to the magistrates, they said: These men, being Jews, greatly disturb our city; 21and teach customs, which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.
22And the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them with rods. 23And having laid many stripes on them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely; 24who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God; and the prisoners listened to them. 26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and the chains of all were loosed. 27And the jailer, awaking out of sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled. 28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying: Do thyself no harm; for we are all here. 29And calling for lights, he sprang in, and trembling fell down before Paul and Silas; 30and having brought them out, he said: Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31And they said: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.