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Timothy Goes With Paul and Silas16 1Paul went to the city of Derbe and then to Lystra, where a follower of Jesus named Timothy lived. Timothy's mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek. 2The believersa in the cities of Lystra and Iconium had only good things to say about him. 3Paul wanted Timothy to travel with him, but all the Jews living in that area knew that his father was a Greek. So Paul circumcisedb Timothy to please the Jews.
4Then Paul and those with him traveled through other cities. They gave the believers the rules and decisions from the apostlesc and eldersd in Jerusalem. They told them to obey these rules. 5So the churchese were becoming stronger in their faith, and the number of believers was growing every day.
Paul Is Called to Macedonia 6Paul and those with him went through the areas of Phrygia and Galatia because the Holy Spiritf did not allow them to tell the Good Newsg in the province of Asiah. 7When they reached the border of Mysia, they tried to go on into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not let them go there. 8So they passed by Mysia and went to the city of Troas.
9That night Paul saw a visioni. In it, a man from Macedoniaj came to Paul. The man stood there and begged, "Come across to Macedonia and help us." 10After Paul had seen the vision, we immediately prepared to leave for Macedonia. Wek understood that God had called us to tell the Good News to those people.
The Conversion of Lydia 11We left Troas in a ship and sailed to the island of Samothrace. The next day we sailed to the city of Neapolis. 12Then we went to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city in that part of Macedoniaj. We stayed there for a few days.
13On the Sabbathl day we went out the city gate to the river. There we thought we might find a special place for prayer. Some women had gathered there, so we sat down and talked with them. 14There was a woman there named Lydia from the city of Thyatira. Her job was selling purple cloth. She was a worshiper of the true God. Lydia was listening to Paul, and the Lord opened her heart to accept what Paul was saying. 15She and all the people living in her house were baptizedm. Then she invited us into her home. She said, "If you think I am a true believer in the Lord Jesus, come stay in my house." She persuaded us to stay with her.
Paul and Silas in Jail 16One day we were going to the place for prayer, and a servant girl met us. She had a spiritn in her that gave her the power to tell what would happen in the future. By doing this she earned a lot of money for the men who owned her. 17She started following Paul and the rest of us around. She kept shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God! They are telling you how you can be saved!" 18She continued doing this for many days. This bothered Paul, so he turned and said to the spirit, "By the power of Jesus Christ, I command you to come out of her!" Immediately, the spirit came out.
19When the men who owned the servant girl saw this, they realized that they could no longer use her to make money. So they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them to the public square to meet with the authorities. 20They brought Paul and Silas before the Roman officials and said, "These men are Jews, and they are making trouble in our city. 21They are telling people to do things that are not right for us as Romans to do."
22The whole crowd turned against Paul and Silas. The officials tore the clothes off both men and ordered that they be beaten with rods. 23They were beaten severely and thrown into jail. The officials told the jailer, "Guard them very carefully!" 24When the jailer heard this special order, he put Paul and Silas far inside the jail and bound their feet between large blocks of wood.
25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing songs to God. The other prisoners were listening to them. 26Suddenly there was an earthquake so strong that it shook the foundation of the jail. All the doors of the jail opened, and the chains on all the prisoners fell off. 27The jailer woke up and saw that the jail doors were open. He thought that the prisoners had already escaped, so he got his sword and was ready to kill himselfo. 28But Paul shouted, "Don't hurt yourself! We are all here!"
29The jailer told someone to bring a light. Then he ran inside and, shaking with fear, fell down in front of Paul and Silas. 30Then he brought them outside and said, "Men, what must I do to be saved?"
31They said to him, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved - you and all who live in your house." 32So Paul and Silas told the messagep of the Lord to the jailer and all the people who lived in his house. 33It was late at night, but the jailer took Paul and Silas and washed their wounds. Then the jailer and all his people were baptizedm. 34After this the jailer took Paul and Silas home and gave them some food. All the people were very happy because they now believed in God.
35The next morning the Roman officials sent some soldiers to tell the jailer, "Let these men go free."
36The jailer said to Paul, "The officials have sent these soldiers to let you go free. You can leave now. Go in peace."
37But Paul said to the soldiers, "Those officials did not prove that we did anything wrong, but they beat us in public and put us in jail. And we are Roman citizensq. Now they want us to go away quietly. No, they must come here themselves and lead us out!"
38The soldiers told the officials what Paul said. When they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid. 39So they came and told them they were sorry. They led them out of the jail and asked them to leave the city. 40But when Paul and Silas came out of the jail, they went to Lydia's house. They saw some of the believersa there and encouraged them. Then they left.
abeliever Where this word is marked, it is literally “brother,” a term used by followers of Jesus Christ to refer to fellow members of God’s family.
bcircumcise, circumcision Cutting off the foreskin of the male sex organ. This was done to every Jewish baby boy as a mark of the agreement God made with Abraham. Read Gen. 17:9-14. Sometimes “circumcision” is used with “heart” in the figurative sense of true devotion to God. (See Jer. 9:26; Rom. 2:28.) In the New Testament “circumcision” is also used in a spiritual sense to refer to the changed life of believers who have come to share in the new agreement God gave his people through Jesus. (See Php. 3:3; Col. 2:11.)
capostle A follower of Jesus chosen to represent him in a special way. During his earthly ministry, Jesus named twelve men as apostles. They had the specific responsibility and authority to represent him and proclaim his message throughout the world. Later, he appeared to Paul and gave him a similar commission, especially to non-Jewish people. Barnabas, Paul’s missionary companion, and James, the brother of Jesus, are also called apostles, as well as several others in the New Testament. Some of these occurrences of the word, however, have the more general sense of “messenger” or “representative.”
delders (New Testament) Men chosen to lead a local group of believers (church). Also called “overseers” and “pastors” (shepherds), they have the work of caring for God’s people. See Acts 14:23; 20:17, 28; Eph. 4:11; Php. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:1-7; Tit. 1:5-9; 1 Pet. 5:1-3.
echurch Literally, “assembly” or “community,” the people who have been brought together as God’s family through their common faith in Jesus Christ. The word often refers to a group of believers who meet together or who live in the same area, but it is also used to mean the worldwide community of all believers in Christ.
fHoly Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. In union with God and Christ, he does God’s work among people in the world.
gGood News In the Gospels this is usually the news about the coming of God’s kingdom (see above) or its representative Jesus the Messiah. In other places it is, more specifically, the news or message of God’s grace - that he has made a way through Jesus Christ for people to be made right with him and enjoy his blessings now and forever.
hAsia The geographical area, sometimes called Asia Minor, that is now the western part of modern Turkey.
ivision Something like a dream used by God to speak to people.
jMacedonia The northern part of Greece, where Thessalonica and Philippi were.
k16:10 we Luke, the writer, apparently went with Paul to Macedonia but did not leave Philippi with him. (See verse 40.) The first person pronoun occurs again in 20:5-21:18 and 27:1-28.
lSabbath Saturday, the seventh day of the week and a special day for Israelites or Jews. By God’s command it was set aside as a time for the people to rest and honor God.
mbaptize To perform the act of baptism. See “baptism.”
n16:16 spirit A spirit from the devil that gave special knowledge.
o16:27 kill himself He thought the leaders would kill him for letting the prisoners escape.
pmessage See “Good News.”
q16:37 Roman citizens Roman law said that Roman citizens must not be beaten before their trial.
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