¹ And he came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess, who was a believer; but his father was a Greek.

² A good report was given of him by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.

³ This man Paul wished to go with him: and he took him and circumcised him, on account of the Jews that were in those places: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

⁴ And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees that had been resolved on by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, that they might keep them.

⁵ Therefore, the churches were established in the faith, and they increased in number daily.

⁶ When they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia,

⁷ and had come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit did not permit them.

⁸ But having passed by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

⁹ And, during the night, a vision appeared to Paul. A certain man of Macedonia stood and besought him, saying: Come over to Macedonia and help us.

¹⁰ After he had seen the vision, we immediately endeavored to go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.

¹¹ Therefore, setting sail from Troas, we came by a straight course to Samothracia, and, on the following day, to Neapolis,

¹² and thence to Philippi, which is the first city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony. We remained in that city some days:

¹³ and on the sabbath-day we went out of the city to the side of a river, where, as usual, was the house of prayer; and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.

¹⁴ And a certain woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things that were spoken by Paul.

¹⁵ And when she and her household had been immersed, she besought us, saying: If you judge me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and make it your home. And she con strained us.

¹⁶ And it came to pass, that as we were going to the house of prayer, there met us a certain maid-servant that had a spirit of Python, who brought much gain to her masters, by giving responses.

¹⁷ She followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying: These men are the servants of the most High God, who show us the way of salvation.

¹⁸ And this she continued to do for many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit: I command you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.

¹⁹ And when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the market to the rulers.

²⁰ And having brought them to the magistrates, they said: These men, who are Jews, do greatly trouble our city;

²¹ and they teach customs which it is not lawful for us, who are Romans, to receive or to observe.

²² And the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates stripped off their clothes, and gave command to beat them with rods.

²³ And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, and charged the jailer to keep them securely.

²⁴ And having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

²⁵ And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sung a hymn to God; and the prisoners were listening to them.

²⁶ And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bonds were loosed.

²⁷ And the jailer, being aroused from sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.

²⁸ But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying: Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.

²⁹ Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas;

³⁰ and, having brought them out, he said: Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

³¹ They replied: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you and your house shall be saved.

³² And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all that were in his house.

³³ And he took them at that hour of the night, and washed the blood from their stripes; and he was immersed, himself and all his, immediately.

³⁴ And he brought them into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced, believing in God, with all his house.

³⁵ But when it was day, the magistrates sent the lictors, saying: Release those men.

³⁶ And the jailer told these words to Paul: The magistrates have sent to release you. Now, therefore, come out, and go in peace.

³⁷ But Paul said to them: Having publicly scourged us uncondemned, us who are Romans, they threw us into prison: and do they now put us out secretly? No, verily: but let them come and lead us out.

³⁸ And the lictors told these words to the magistrates: and they were alarmed when they heard that they were Romans;

³⁹ and they came, and entreated them, and led them out, and requested them to depart from the city.

⁴⁰ And having come out of the prison, they went into the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.