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Acts 16

1 When Paul had circumcised Timothie, he took him with him. 7 The Spirit calleth them from one country to another. 14 Lydia is converted. 28 Paul and Silas imprisoned convert the jailer, 37 And are delivered as Romaines.
1.Then come he to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciples was there named *Timotheus, a woman’s son, which was a Jewess and believed, but his father was a Grecian.
2.Of whom the brethren which were at Lystra and Iconium, reported well.
3.Therefore Paul would that he should go forth with him, and took and acircumcised him, because of the Jews, which were in those quarters: for they knew all, that his father was a Grecian.
4.And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep, ordained of the Apostles and Elders, which were at Jerusalem.
5.And so were the Churches stablished in the faith, and encreased in number daily.
6.¶ Now when they had gone through out Phrygia, and the region of Galacia, they were bforbidden of the holie Ghost to preach the word in cAsia.
7.Then came they to Mysia, and sought to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit || suffered them not.
8.Therefore they passed through Mysia, & come down to dTroas,
9.Where a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come into Macedonia, and help us.
10.And after he had seen the vision, immediately we prepared to go into Macedonia, being eassured that the Lord had called us to preach the Gospel unto them.
11.Then went we forth from Troas, and with a straight course came to Samothracia, and the next day to fNeapolis,
12.¶ And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city in the parts of Macedonia, and gwhose inhabitants came from Rome to dwell there, and we were in that city abiding certain days.
13.And on the Sabbath day, we went out of the city, besides a river, where they were wont to hpray: and we sat down, and spake unto the women, which were come together.
14.And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of the Thyatirians, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things, which Paul spake.
15.And when she was baptised, & her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into mine house, and abide there: and she constrained us.
16.And it came to pass that as we went to prayer, a certain maid having *a spirit iof divination, met us, which gate her masters much vantage with divining.
17.She followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shewe unto us the kway of salvation.
18.And this did she many days: but Paul being grieved, lturned about, and said to the spirit, I command thee in the Name of Jesus Christ, that thou come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19.Now when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the market place unto the magistrates,
20.And brought them to the governors, saying, These men which are Jews, trouble our city,
21.And preach ordinances, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, seeing we are Romaines.
22.The people also rose up together against them, and the governors rent mtheir clothes, and *commanded them to be beaten with rods.
23.And when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them surely.
24.Who having received such commandment, cast them into the ^inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25.Now at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang a psalm unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26.And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken: and by and by all the doors opened, and every man’s bands were loosed.
27.Then the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleep, & when he saw the prison doors open, he drew out his sword and would have killed him self, supposing the prisoners had been fled.
28.But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thy self no harm: for we are all here.
29.Then he called for a light and leaped in and came trembling, and feel down before Paul and Silas,
30.And brought them out, and said, Syrs, what must I do to be saved?
31.And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shalt be saved, and thine household.
32.And they preached unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33.Afterward he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their ^strips, and was baptised with all that belonged unto him, straight way.
34.And when he had brought them into his house, he ^set meat before them, and rejoiced that he with all his household believed in God.
35.And when it was day, || the governors sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go.
36.Then the keeper of the prison told these words unto Paul, saying, The governors have sent to loose you: now therefore get you hence, and go in peace.
37.Then said Paul unto them, After that they have beaten us openly uncondemned, which are nRomaines, they have cast us into prison, and now would they put us out privily? nay verily: but let them come and bring us out.
38.And the sergeants told these words unto the governors, who ofeared when they heard that they were Romaines.
39.Then came they and prayed them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
40.And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

Notes

1-*.
Rom 16.21, Phil 2.19, 1 Thes 3.2.
3-a.
Lest the Jews should disdain him as one that were profane, and without God.
6-b.
God chooses not only men, but also appoints countries where his word shall be preached, and only as he will.
6-c.
Meaning, Asia the less.
7-||.
of Jesus
7-a.
Like quarrelpicking they used against Christ: and these be the weapons wherewith the world continually fights against the members of Christ, treason and sedition.
8-d.
Called also Antigonia, and Alexandria.
9-^.
Or a sufficient answer.
10-e.
We ought not to credit visions, except we be assured thereof by the Spirit of God.
11-*.
John 5.39.
11-b.
Not more excellent of birth, but more prompt, and courageous in receiving the word of God: for he compares them of Berea with them of Thessalonica who persecuted the Apostles in Berea.
11-c.
This was not only to try if these things which they had heard, were true, but also to confirm themselves in the same, and to increase their faith.
11-f.
Which is in the borders of Thracia and Macedonia.
12-g.
In Greek and Latin the word is called Colonia which can not otherwise be well expressed, but by such circumstance of words.
13-h.
Where the Christians accustomed to assemble their Church, when the infidels persecuted them.
15-^.
Or, had the charge to conduit him safely.
16-*.
Lev 20.27, Deu 18.10, 1 Sam 28.7.
16-d.
That city which was the fountain of all knowledge, was now the sink of most horrible idolatry.
16-i.
Which could guess and fordeem of things past, present and to come: which knowledge in many things God permits to the devil.
17-e.
Such was his fervent zeal towards God’s glory, that he laboured to amplify the same both in season, and out of season, as he taught afterward to Timothy.
17-k.
Satan although he spoke the truth, yet was his malicious purpose to cause the Apostles to be troubled as seditious persons and teachers of strange religion.
18-^.
Or, rascal, or trifler.
18-f.
Who held, that pleasure was man’s whole felicity.
18-g.
Who taught that virtue was only man’s felicity, which notwithstanding they never attained unto.
18-l.
For Satan’s subtlety increased, and also it might seem that Satan, and the Spirit of God taught both one doctrine, Read Mar 1.34.
19-h.
Where judgement was given of weighty matters, but chiefly of impiety against their gods, whereof Paul was accused: or else was led thither because of the resort of people whose ears ever tickled to hear news.
21-^.
Or, had leisure.
22-*.
2 Cor 11.25, 1 Thes 2.2
22-i.
Which was also called Areopagus.
22-m.
To wit, the clothes of Paul and Silas.
23-k.
Hereby Paul takes an occasion to bring them to the true God.
24-*.
Chap 7.48.
24-^.
Or, in the bottom of the prison, or in a dungeon.
25-*.
Psal. 50.8.
26-l.
Before man was created, God had appointed his state and condition.
26-m.
This is meant as touching the sundry changes of the world, as when some people depart out of a country, and others come to dwell therein.
27-n.
Men grope in darkness till Christ the true light shine in their hearts.
28-o.
As Aratus and others.
29-*.
Isa 40.28.
29-p.
He condemns the matter and the form wherewith God is counterfeited.
30-q.
But pardoned it, and did not punish it as it deserved.
30-r.
This is meant of the universal world, and not of every particular man: for whosoever sins without the Law, shall die without the Law.
33-^.
Or, wounds or hurts.
34-^.
Greek, he set the table.
34-^-1.
Or, a judge of Mars street.
35-||.
The governors assembled together in the market, and remembering the earthquake that was, they feared and sent, &c
37-n.
No man had authority to beat, or put to death a citizen Romaine, but the Romaines themselves by the consent of the People.
38-o.
For the punishment was great against them that did injury to a citizen Romaine.