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Paul and Silas Imprisoned and Released in Philippi

Acts 16:16-40

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16 And it happened as we were going to the prayer that a certain slave girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was providing much profit to her masters by fortune-telling. 17 This woman, following after Paul and us, kept crying out, saying, "These men are slaves of God the Most High, who proclaim to you the Way of salvation." 18 And she kept doing this for many days. But Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit: "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out from her." And it came out that very hour. 19 But when they saw that the hope of their work had gone out, her masters seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the rulers. 20 And bringing them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are greatly disturbing our city." 21 and they proclaim customs which it is not permitted for us to accept or to do, being Romans. 22 The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates, having torn their clothes, ordered them to be beaten with rods. 23 And after inflicting many blows on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely. 24 who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the wood. 25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God; the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake that shook the foundations of the prison. Immediately all the doors opened, and everyone's bonds were loosed. 27 But when he woke up fully, the prison keeper saw the prison doors open and, drawing his sword, was about to kill himself, thinking the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul called out in a loud voice, "Do nothing harmful to yourself, for we are all here." 29 Then he called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 And having brought them outside, he said, “Lords, what must I do in order to be saved?” 31 And they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your house." 32 They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house. 33 At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds, and he and all his were baptized immediately. 34 And bringing them into the house, he set a table before them and rejoiced with his whole household because they had believed in God. 35 When day came, the captains sent the lictors, saying, "Release those men." 36 The jailer reported these words to Paul: "The magistrates have sent word that you be released. So now go out and go in peace." 37 But Paul said to them, “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Romans, and threw us into prison. And now they are secretly expelling us? No, but let them come themselves and lead us out.” 38 And the lictors reported these words to the captains, but they were frightened when they heard that they were Romans. 39 And they came and exhorted them. Then, leading them out, they begged them to leave the city. 40 After leaving the prison, they went to Lydia's house. They met with the brothers, exhorted them, and then left.