Acts 16:25-40

Acts 16:16–17 ESV

As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.”

And this she kept doing for many days

Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit

I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour

Acts 16:19–20 ESV

But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city.

 They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice

The crowd joined in attacking them

and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods.

And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison,

ordering the jailer to keep them safely

Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Acts 16:25–26 ESV

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were unfastened.

When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open

he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped

But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” 29

And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas.

Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

Acts 16:31–34 ESV

And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.

Acts 16:35–36 ESV

But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, “Let those men go.” And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace.”

But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly

uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens

and have thrown us into prison

do they now throw us out secretly?

No! Let them come themselves and take us out.”

Acts 16:38 ESV

The police reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.

So they came and apologized to them

And they took them out and asked them to leave the city.

Acts 16:40 ESV

So they went out of the prison and visited Lydia. And when they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.

But, should he … punishment after death

God was not … with one another.

He was made … man was made

Now, the first … sin and death.

God, the Author … before sin existed.

Thus the image … the whole world