1 Chegou também a Derbe e a Listra. Achava-se ali um discípulo chamado Timóteo, filho de uma judia crente, mas de pai grego;
2 dele davam bom testemunho os irmãos em Listra e Icônio.
3 Paulo quis que ele fosse em sua companhia e, tomando-o, circuncidou-o por causa dos judeus daqueles lugares; pois todos sabiam que seu pai era grego.
4 Quando iam passando pelas cidades, entregavam-lhes para serem observadas as decisões que haviam sido tomadas pelos apóstolos e presbíteros em Jerusalém.
5 Assim as igrejas eram fortalecidas na fé e aumentavam em número cada dia.
6 Atravessaram a região frígio-gálata, tendo sido impedidos pelo Espírito Santo de anunciar a palavra na Ásia.
7 Tendo viajado na direção de Mísia, tentavam seguir para Bitínia, mas o Espírito de Jesus não o permitiu;
8 e tendo passado ao lado de Mísia, desceram a Trôade.
9 De noite apareceu a Paulo esta visão: Um homem da Macedônia achava-se em pé, rogando-lhe: Passa à Macedônia e ajuda-nos.
10 Depois desta visão, procuramos logo partir para a Macedônia, concluindo que Deus nos havia chamado para aí pregarmos o Evangelho.
11 Tendo, pois, navegado de Trôade, fomos em direitura a Samotrácia, no dia seguinte a Neápolis,
12 e dali a Filipos, cidade da Macedônia, primeira do distrito, e colônia. Nesta cidade ficamos alguns dias.
13 No sábado saímos fora da porta para junto de um rio, onde julgávamos haver um lugar de oração e, sentados, falávamos às mulheres que ali haviam concorrido.
14 Uma mulher chamada Lídia, vendedora de púrpura, da cidade de Tiatira, e que temia a Deus, nos escutava; e o Senhor abriu-lhe o coração para atender às coisas que Paulo dizia.
15 Depois de serem batizadas, ela e sua casa, fez-nos este pedido: Se julgais que sou crente no Senhor, entrai em minha casa e ficai nela; e constrangeu-nos a isso.
16 Enquanto íamos ao lugar de oração, veio-nos ao encontro uma moça que tinha um espírito adivinhador, a qual com as suas adivinhações dava muito lucro aos amos.
17 Ela, seguindo a Paulo e a nós clamava: Estes homens que vos anunciam o caminho da salvação, são servos do Deus Altíssimo.
18 E fazia isto por muitos dias. Mas Paulo, enfadado, virou-se para ela e disse ao espírito: Eu te ordeno em nome de Jesus Cristo que saias dela; e na mesma hora saiu.
19 Vendo os seus amos que se lhes havia acabado a esperança do lucro, pegaram em Paulo e Silas e arrastaram-nos para a praça à presença das autoridades
20 e, apresentando-os aos pretores, disseram: Estes judeus estão perturbando muito a nossa cidade,
21 e anunciam costumes que não nos é lícito receber nem praticar, sendo nós romanos.
22 A multidão levantou-se à uma contra eles, e os pretores, rasgando-lhes os vestidos, mandaram açoitá-los com varas
23 e, depois de lhes darem muitos açoites, lançaram-nos numa prisão, mandando ao carcereiro que os guardasse com segurança.
24 Ele, tendo recebido tal ordem, lançou-os na prisão interior e apertou-lhes os pés no tronco.
25 Mas pela meia-noite Paulo e Silas oravam e cantavam hinos a Deus, e os presos escutavam-nos.
26 Subitamente houve um grande terremoto, de modo que foram abalados os alicerces do cárcere; logo se abriram todas as portas, e foram soltas as correntes de todos.
27 Tendo acordado o carcereiro, e vendo abertas as portas da prisão, tirou da espada e ia suicidar-se, supondo que os presos haviam fugido.
28 Mas Paulo bradou em alta voz: Não te faças nenhum mal, porque todos estamos aqui.
29 O carcereiro, tendo pedido uma luz, saltou dentro da prisão e, tremendo, lançou-se aos pés de Paulo e de Silas
30 e, tirando-os para fora, perguntou-lhes: Senhores, que me é necessário fazer para me salvar?
31 Responderam eles: Crê no Senhor Jesus e serás salvo, tu e a tua casa.
32 Anunciaram-lhe a palavra de Deus, e a todos os que estavam em sua casa.
33 Ele, naquela mesma hora da noite, tomando-os consigo, lavou-lhes as feridas, e foi logo batizado, ele e todos os seus.
34 Fazendo-os subir para sua casa, deu-lhes de comer e alegrou-se muito com toda a sua casa, por haver crido em Deus.
35 Quando amanheceu, os pretores enviaram lictores a dizer-lhe: Solta esses homens.
36 O carcereiro referiu estas palavras a Paulo, dizendo: Os pretores mandaram soltar-vos. Agora, pois, saí e ide em paz.
37 Mas Paulo disse aos lictores: Açoitaram-nos publicamente sem sermos condenados, sendo romanos, e lançaram-nos na prisão; e agora nos lançam fora secretamente? Pois não há de ser assim, mas venham eles mesmos e tirem-nos.
38 Os lictores deram parte disto aos pretores. Estes temeram, ao saber que eles eram romanos
39 e, vindo, procuraram conciliá-los; e tirando-os para fora, pediam-lhes que se retirassem da cidade.
40 Eles, saindo da prisão, entraram na casa de Lídia e, vendo os irmãos, consolaram-nos e partiram.
1 And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek. 2 The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those parts: for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden of the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia; 7 and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not; 8 and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 10 And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel unto them.
11 Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis; 12 and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a Roman colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days. 13 And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together. 14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul. 15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
16 And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, that a certain maid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. 17 The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation. 18 And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.
19 But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers, 20 and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, 21 and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans. 22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods. 23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: 24 who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. 25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them; 26 and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened; and every one’s bands were loosed. 27 And the jailor, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house. 32 And they spake the word of the Lord unto him, with all that were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately. 34 And he brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his house, having believed in God.
35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go. 36 And the jailor reported the words to Paul, saying, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore come forth, and go in peace. 37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison; and do they now cast us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out. 38 And the serjeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans; 39 and they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from 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.