Act16:1 And he came into Derbe and Lystra. And lo! a disciple was there, by name Timothy, the son of a Jewess christian [ a ] , and of the father heathen.
Act16:2 And brethren that were in Lystra and Iconium [The brethren that were in Lystra and Iconium], yielded good witnessing to him.
Act16:3 And Paul would that this man should go forth with him [Paul would him to go forth with himself], and he took, and circumcised him, for Jews that were in those places. For all knew, that his father was heathen.
Act16:4 [Forsooth] When they passed by cities, they betook to them to keep the teachings, that were deemed of apostles and elder men, that were at Jerusalem.
Act16:5 And the churches were confirmed in faith, and increased in number each day.
Act16:6 And they passed Phrygia, and the country of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to speak the word of God in Asia.
Act16:7 And when they came to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus suffered not them [and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not].
Act16:8 But when they had passed by Mysia, they came down to Troas;
Act16:9 and a vision by night was showed to Paul. But a man of Macedonia that stood, prayed him, and said [and a vision in night was showed to Paul. Some man of Macedonia was standing, and praying him, and saying], Go thou into Macedonia, and help us.
Act16:10 And as he had seen the vision, at once [anon] we sought to go forth into Macedonia, and were made certain, that God had called us to preach to them [made certain that God had called us to evangelize to them].
Act16:11 And we went by ship from Troas, and came to Samothracia with straight course [Soothly we going by boat, or sailing , from Troas, with straight course came to Samothracia]; and the day following to Neapolis;
Act16:12 and from thence to Philippi, that is the first part of Macedonia, the city colony [the city of colony]. And we were in this city some days, and spake together [speaking together].
Act16:13 And in the day of sabbaths we went forth without the gate beside the river, where prayer seemed to be [Soothly in the day of sabbaths, we went out without the gate beside the flood, where prayer was seen to be]; and we sat, and spake to women that came together.
Act16:14 And a woman [And some woman], Lydia by name, a purpless of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to give attention to these things, that were said of Paul.
Act16:15 And when she was baptized and her house, she prayed, and said, If ye have deemed that I am faithful to the Lord, enter ye into mine house, and dwell [she prayed, saying, If ye have deemed me to be faithful to the Lord, enter ye into mine house, and dwell]. And she constrained us.
Act16:16 And it was done, when we went to prayer, that a damsel that had a spirit of divination [some wench having a spirit of divination], met us, which gave great winning to her lords in divining.
Act16:17 This followed Paul and us, and cried, and said [saying], These men be servants of the high God, that tell to you the way of health.
Act16:18 And this she did in many days. And Paul sorrowed, and turned, and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ, that thou go out of her [I command to thee in the name of Jesus Christ, to go out of her]. And he went out in the same hour.
Act16:19 And the lords of her saw, that the hope of their winning went away, and they took Paul and Silas, and led into the market, either doom place , to the princes [catching Paul and Silas, they led them into the market, or doom place , to the princes].
Act16:20 And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, These men disturb our city [These men distrouble our city], for they be Jews,
Act16:21 and show a custom, which is not leaveful to us to receive [and show a custom, which it is not leaveful to us to receive], neither do, since we be Romans.
Act16:22 And the people and magistrates ran against them [And the people ran against them, and the magistrates], and when they had rent (to pieces) the coats of them, they commanded them to be beaten with rods.
Act16:23 And when they had given to them many wounds, they sent them into prison, and commanded to the keeper, that he should keep them diligently [commanding to the keeper, that he diligently should keep them].
Act16:24 And when he had taken such a precept, he put them into the inner prison [Which, when he had taken such a precept, sent them into the inner prison], and restrained the feet of them in a tree.
Act16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas worshipped, and praised God; and they that were in [the] keeping heard them.
Act16:26 And suddenly a great earth-moving was made, so that the foundaments of the prison were moved. And at once [And anon] all the doors were opened, and the bonds of all were loosed.
Act16:27 And the keeper of the prison was awaked, and saw the gates of the prison opened [and seeing the gates of the prison opened], and with a sword drawn out he would have slain himself, and guessed that the men that were bound had fled [weening the bound men to have fled].
Act16:28 But Paul cried with a great voice, and said [saying], Do thou no harm to thyself, for all we be here.
Act16:29 And he asked light, and entered [in], and trembled, and fell down to Paul and to Silas at their feet [and trembling he fell down to Paul and Silas at the feet].
Act16:30 And he brought them withoutforth, and said, Lords, what behooveth me to do, that I be made safe?
Act16:31 And they said, Believe thou in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be safe, and thine house.
Act16:32 And they spake to him the word of the Lord, with all that were in his house.
Act16:33 And he took them in the same hour of the night, and washed their wounds. And he was baptized, and all his house at once [anon].
Act16:34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set to them a board. And he was glad with all his house, and believed to God [And he gladded with all his house, believing to God].
Act16:35 And when day was come, the magistrates sent constables, and said, Deliver thou those men. [And when day was made, the magistrates sent tormentors, saying, Dismiss, or deliver , ye those men.]
Act16:36 And the keeper of the prison told these words to Paul, That the magistrates have sent, that ye be delivered; now therefore go ye out, and go ye in peace [and go in peace].
Act16:37 And Paul said to them, They sent us men of Rome into prison, that were beaten openly and uncondemned, and now privily they bring us out; not so, but come they themselves, and deliver us out. [Forsooth Paul said to them, They sent into prison us, beaten openly uncondemned, men Romans, and now privily they cast us out; not so, but come they, and themselves cast us out.]
Act16:38 And the constables told these words to the magistrates; and they dreaded, for they heard that they were Romans.
Act16:39 And they came, and besought them, and they brought them out, and prayed, that they should go out of the city.
Act16:40 And they went out of the prison, and entered to Lydia [entered into Lydia]. And when they saw brethren [And the brethren seen], they comforted them, and went forth.