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

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2 Timothy 1:5, 2 Timothy 1:5, 1 Thessalonians 3:2, Acts 17:14, 1 Timothy 1:2

2The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

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1 Timothy 5:10, 2 Timothy 3:15, 1 Timothy 5:10, 2 Timothy 3:15, Acts 6:3

3Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

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Galatians 2:3, Galatians 2:3, 1 Corinthians 9:20, 1 Corinthians 9:20, Galatians 5:6

4As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

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Acts 15:28, Acts 15:29, Acts 15:28, Acts 15:29, Acts 15:2

5So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

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Acts 9:31, Acts 9:31, Acts 2:47, Acts 2:47, Acts 6:7

6When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.

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Acts 18:23, Acts 18:23, Acts 11:12, Acts 13:2, Acts 13:4

7When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.

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Romans 8:9, Philippians 1:19, Romans 8:9, Philippians 1:19, Acts 8:29

8Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

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2 Timothy 4:13, 2 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Timothy 4:13, 2 Corinthians 2:12, Acts 20:5

9A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us."

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Acts 9:10, Acts 9:12, Acts 19:21, Acts 18:5, Acts 9:10

10When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to proclaim the Good News to them.

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2 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Corinthians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Corinthians 2:13, Acts 14:7

11Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

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Acts 21:1, Acts 16:8, Acts 21:1, Acts 16:8

12and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.

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1 Thessalonians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:2, Philippians 1:1, Philippians 1:1, Acts 20:6

13On the Sabbath day we went forth outside of the gate by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down, and spoke to the women who had come together.

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Acts 13:14, Acts 13:14, Colossians 1:23, Colossians 1:23, Luke 13:10

14A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.

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Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 1:18, Luke 24:45, Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 1:18

15When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay." So she persuaded us.

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Acts 11:14, Acts 11:14, Hebrews 13:2, Hebrews 13:2, Acts 16:33

16It happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.

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Leviticus 19:31, Leviticus 19:31, Deuteronomy 18:9, Deuteronomy 18:11, Deuteronomy 18:9

17She followed Paul and us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation!"

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John 14:6, John 14:6, 1 Peter 2:16, 1 Peter 2:16, Mark 5:7

18She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" It came out that very hour.

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Mark 16:17, Mark 16:17, Luke 10:17, Luke 10:19, Luke 10:17

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

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Acts 21:30, Acts 17:6, Acts 21:30, Acts 17:6, Acts 16:16

20When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,

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James 4:4, James 4:4, John 15:18, John 15:20, Romans 12:2

21and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."

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Esther 3:8, Esther 3:8, Acts 26:3, Acts 16:12, Jeremiah 10:3

22The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.

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1 Thessalonians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:2, 2 Corinthians 6:5, 2 Corinthians 6:5, 2 Corinthians 11:23

23When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,

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Revelation 2:10, Revelation 2:10, 2 Timothy 2:9, 2 Timothy 2:9, 1 Samuel 23:22

24who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.

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Job 33:11, Job 13:27, Job 33:11, Job 13:27, Jeremiah 29:26

25But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

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1 Thessalonians 5:16, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:16, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, James 1:2

26Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were loosened.

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Acts 4:31, Acts 4:31, Acts 5:19, Acts 5:19, Acts 12:10

27The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

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Acts 12:19, Acts 12:19, 2 Samuel 17:23, Matthew 27:5, 1 Samuel 31:4

28But Paul shouted loudly, saying, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!"

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1 Thessalonians 5:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Luke 6:27, Luke 6:28, Luke 23:34

29He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,

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Revelation 3:9, Revelation 3:9, Psalms 119:120, Isaiah 60:14, Daniel 6:26

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

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Acts 2:37, Acts 2:37, John 6:27, John 6:29, John 6:27

31They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."

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John 1:12, John 1:12, Acts 2:38, Acts 2:39, Acts 2:38

32They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

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Romans 1:16, Romans 1:16, Colossians 1:27, Colossians 1:28, 1 Timothy 1:13

33He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.

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1 Corinthians 1:16, 1 Corinthians 1:16, Acts 16:15, Acts 16:15, Luke 10:33

34He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.

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Romans 15:13, Romans 15:13, Acts 2:46, Philemon 1:7, Romans 5:11

35But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, "Let those men go."

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Jeremiah 5:22, Psalms 76:10, Acts 4:21, Acts 5:40, Jeremiah 5:22

36The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out, and go in peace."

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Acts 15:33, Acts 15:33, John 14:27, John 14:27, Mark 5:34

37But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and bring us out!"

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Acts 22:25, Acts 22:29, Acts 22:25, Acts 22:29, Acts 16:20

38The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

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Acts 22:29, Acts 22:29, Matthew 14:5, Matthew 21:46, Matthew 14:5

39and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.

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Matthew 8:34, Matthew 8:34, Mark 5:17, Mark 5:17, Isaiah 49:23

40They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia's house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.

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1 Thessalonians 3:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:3, Acts 16:14, Acts 14:22, 1 Thessalonians 3:2