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Acts Chapter 16

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Acts 16

1And he came to Derbe and Lystra; and lo! a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewess, but whose father was a Greek;
2 Timothy 1:5, 2 Timothy 1:5, 1 Thessalonians 3:2, Acts 17:14, 1 Timothy 1:2
2who was well a spoken of by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.
1 Timothy 5:10, 2 Timothy 3:15, 1 Timothy 5:10, 2 Timothy 3:15, Acts 6:3
3Him Paul wished to go forth with him, and took and circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Galatians 2:3, Galatians 2:3, 1 Corinthians 9:20, 1 Corinthians 9:20, Galatians 5:6
4And as they journeyed through the cities, they delivered to them for their observance the decrees which had been ordained by the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.
Acts 15:28, Acts 15:29, Acts 15:28, Acts 15:29, Acts 15:2
5The churches therefore were established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
Acts 9:31, Acts 9:31, Acts 2:47, Acts 2:47, Acts 6:7
6And having gone through Phrygia and the Galatian country, on being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia,
Acts 18:23, Acts 18:23, Acts 11:12, Acts 13:2, Acts 13:4
7they came to Mysia, and were attempting to go into Bithynia; but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.
Romans 8:9, Philippians 1:19, Romans 8:9, Philippians 1:19, Acts 8:29
8And passing by Mysia, they came to Troas.
2 Timothy 4:13, 2 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Timothy 4:13, 2 Corinthians 2:12, Acts 20:5
9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stood a man of Macedonia beseeching him and saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.
Acts 9:10, Acts 9:12, Acts 19:21, Acts 18:5, Acts 9:10
10And when he had seen the vision, we immediately endeavored to go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to publish the glad tidings to them.
2 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Corinthians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Corinthians 2:13, Acts 14:7
11And setting sail from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;
Acts 21:1, Acts 16:8, Acts 21:1, Acts 16:8
12and thence to Philippi, which is a chief city of the province of Macedonia, a colony. And we remained in the city some days.
1 Thessalonians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:2, Philippians 1:1, Philippians 1:1, Acts 20:6
13And on the sabbath-day we went forth out of the gate to a river-side, where was wont to be a place of prayer, and we sat down, and spoke to the women who had assembled.
Acts 13:14, Acts 13:14, Colossians 1:23, Colossians 1:23, Luke 13:10
14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, was listening; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things which were spoken by Paul.
Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 1:18, Luke 24:45, Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 1:18
15And when she had been baptized, 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.
Acts 11:14, Acts 11:14, Hebrews 13:2, Hebrews 13:2, Acts 16:33
16And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, that a certain bond-maid having a soothsaying spirit met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying.
Leviticus 19:31, Leviticus 19:31, Deuteronomy 18:9, Deuteronomy 18:11, Deuteronomy 18:9
17This woman followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, who announce to you the way of salvation.
John 14:6, John 14:6, 1 Peter 2:16, 1 Peter 2:16, Mark 5:7
18And this she did for many days. But Paul, being much displeased, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out immediately.
Mark 16:17, Mark 16:17, Luke 10:17, Luke 10:19, Luke 10:17
19But her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, laid hold of Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the market-place to the rulers;
Acts 21:30, Acts 17:6, Acts 21:30, Acts 17:6, Acts 16:16
20and having brought them before the magistrates, said, These men are grievously disturbing our city, being Jews;
James 4:4, James 4:4, John 15:18, John 15:20, Romans 12:2
21and they teach customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to receive or observe.
Esther 3:8, Esther 3:8, Acts 26:3, Acts 16:12, Jeremiah 10:3
22And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates, tearing off their clothes, commanded to beat them with rods;
1 Thessalonians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:2, 2 Corinthians 6:5, 2 Corinthians 6:5, 2 Corinthians 11:23
23and when they had laid on them many stripes, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely;
Revelation 2:10, Revelation 2:10, 2 Timothy 2:9, 2 Timothy 2:9, 1 Samuel 23:22
24who having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
Job 33:11, Job 13:27, Job 33:11, Job 13:27, Jeremiah 29:26
25But at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing praises to God; and the prisoners were listening to them.
1 Thessalonians 5:16, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:16, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, James 1:2
26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and all the doors were immediately opened, and the bands of all were loosed.
Acts 4:31, Acts 4:31, Acts 5:19, Acts 5:19, Acts 12:10
27And the jailer awakening out of sleep, and seeing the prison-doors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
Acts 12:19, Acts 12:19, 2 Samuel 17:23, Matthew 27:5, 1 Samuel 31:4
28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.
1 Thessalonians 5:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Luke 6:27, Luke 6:28, Luke 23:34
29Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas;
Revelation 3:9, Revelation 3:9, Psalms 119:120, Isaiah 60:14, Daniel 6:26
30and having brought them out, he said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Acts 2:37, Acts 2:37, John 6:27, John 6:29, John 6:27
31And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou wilt be saved, and thy household.
John 1:12, John 1:12, Acts 2:38, Acts 2:39, Acts 2:38
32And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
Romans 1:16, Romans 1:16, Colossians 1:27, Colossians 1:28, 1 Timothy 1:13
33And he took them with him at that hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and he was immediately baptized, himself and all that belonged to him.
1 Corinthians 1:16, 1 Corinthians 1:16, Acts 16:15, Acts 16:15, Luke 10:33
34And when he had brought them up into his house, he set food before them, and rejoiced with all his house, having become a believer in God.
Romans 15:13, Romans 15:13, Acts 2:46, Philemon 1:7, Romans 5:11
35And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Release those men.
Jeremiah 5:22, Psalms 76:10, Acts 4:21, Acts 5:40, Jeremiah 5:22
36And the jailer reported these words to Paul: The magistrates have sent to release you; now therefore come out, and go in peace.
Acts 15:33, Acts 15:33, John 14:27, John 14:27, Mark 5:34
37But Paul said to them, They have publicly beaten us uncondemned, although we are Romans, and have thrust us into prison; and now do they thrust us out secretly? No; but let them come themselves, and bring us out.
Acts 22:25, Acts 22:29, Acts 22:25, Acts 22:29, Acts 16:20
38And the sergeants reported these words to the magistrates; and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.
Acts 22:29, Acts 22:29, Matthew 14:5, Matthew 21:46, Matthew 14:5
39And they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they entreated them to leave the city.
Matthew 8:34, Matthew 8:34, Mark 5:17, Mark 5:17, Isaiah 49:23
40And when they had come out of the prison, they went into the house of Lydia; and when they saw the brethren, they exhorted them, and departed.
1 Thessalonians 3:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:3, Acts 16:14, Acts 14:22, 1 Thessalonians 3:2

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