Acts 16:1-40
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Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named z Timothy, a the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
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He was well spoken of by b the brothers at Lystra and Iconium.
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Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he c took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance d the decisions e that had been reached by f the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
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g So the churches were strengthened in h the faith, and they increased in numbers i daily.
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And j they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
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And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but k the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
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So, passing by Mysia, they went down l to Troas.
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And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
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And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately m we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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So, setting sail from Troas, we n made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,
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and from there to o Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and p a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.
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And q on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate r to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we s sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
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One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, t who was a worshiper of God. The Lord u opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
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And after she was baptized, v and her household as well, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." And she w prevailed upon us.
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As we were going to x the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had y a spirit of z divination and a brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling.
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She followed Paul and us, b crying out, "These men are c servants of d the Most High God, who proclaim to you e the way of salvation."
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And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, f "I command you g in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And h it came out that very hour.
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But i when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and j dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
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And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city.
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They k advocate customs that are not lawful for us l as Romans to accept or practice."
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The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders m to beat them with rods.
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And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely.
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Having received this order, he put them into the inner n prison and fastened their feet in o the stocks.
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p About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,
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and suddenly q there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately r all the doors were opened, and s everyone's bonds were unfastened.
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When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and t was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
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But Paul cried with a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here."
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And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he u fell down before Paul and Silas.
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Then he brought them out and said, "Sirs, v what must I do to be w saved?"
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And they said, x "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you y and your household."
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And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
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And he took them z the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he a was baptized at once, he and all his family.
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Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he b rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.
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But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, "Let those men go."
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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."
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But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, c uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out."
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The police reported these words to the magistrates, and c they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.
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So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and d asked them to leave the city.
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So they went out of the prison and visited e Lydia. And when they had seen f the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.
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Acts 17:14
Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on ...
Acts 18:5
When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, ...
Acts 19:22
And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpe...
Acts 20:4
Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied...
Romans 16:21
Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lu...
1 Corinthians 4:17
That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and ...
Philippians 2:19
I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you...
Colossians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of...
1 Thessalonians 3:2
And we sent Timothy, our brother and God's cowo...
2 Thessalonians 1:1
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of t...
1 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, ...
1 Timothy 1:18
This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child...
2 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and...
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2 Timothy 1:5
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
2 Timothy 3:15
And how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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John 21:23
So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?
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Galatians 2:3
But even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek.
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Acts 17:7
And Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.
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Acts 15:28 - 29
For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements:
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Acts 15:2
And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question.
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Acts 9:31
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
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Acts 6:7
And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
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Acts 2:47
Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
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Acts 18:23
After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
Galatians 4:13
You know it was because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you at first.
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Romans 8:9
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the S...
Galatians 4:6
And because you are sons, God has sent the Spir...
Philippians 1:19
For I know that through your prayers and the he...
1 Peter 1:11
Inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Chr...
Acts 16:6
And they went through the region of Phrygia and...
Acts 8:29
And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and joi...
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Acts 20:5 - 6
These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.
2 Corinthians 2:12
When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord.
2 Timothy 4:13
When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments.
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Acts 16:11 - 17
So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis.
Acts 20:5 - 8
These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.
Acts 20:13 - 15
But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.
Acts 21:1 - 18
And when we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
Acts 27:1 - 28:16
And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.
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Acts 21:1
And when we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
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Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
1 Thessalonians 2:2
But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.
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Acts 16:21
They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice.
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Acts 13:14
But they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.
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Ezra 8:15
I gathered them to the river that runs to Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi.
Ezra 8:21
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.
Psalms 137:1
By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.
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Matthew 5:1
Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.
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Acts 18:7
And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue.
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Luke 24:45
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
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Acts 11:14
He will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.
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Genesis 19:3
But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
Luke 24:29
But they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them.
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Acts 16:13
And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
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Luke 13:11
And there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself.
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Leviticus 19:31
Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God.
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Acts 16:19
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.
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James 2:19
You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe - and shudder!
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Daniel 3:26
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the burning fiery furnace; he declared, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!" Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out from the fire.
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Mark 5:7
And crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.
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Acts 9:2
And asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
Matthew 7:14
For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
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Mark 1:25
But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!
Mark 1:34
And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
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Mark 9:38
John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.
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Matthew 17:18
And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly.
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Acts 16:16
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.
Acts 19:25 - 26
These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, "Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth.
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Acts 17:6 - 8
And when they could not find them, they dragged...
Acts 21:30
Then all the city was stirred up, and the peopl...
James 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not t...
Acts 8:3
But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering ...
Acts 18:12
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Je...
Matthew 10:18
And you will be dragged before governors and ki...
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Esther 3:8
Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not keep the king's laws, so that it is not to the king's profit to tolerate them.
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Acts 16:12
And from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.
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2 Corinthians 6:5
Beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger.
2 Corinthians 11:23 - 25
Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one - I am talking like a madman - with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death.
1 Thessalonians 2:2
But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.
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Luke 21:12
But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.
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Job 13:27
You put my feet in the stocks and watch all my paths; you set a limit for the soles of my feet.
Job 33:11
He puts my feet in the stocks and watches all my paths.
Jeremiah 20:2 - 3
Then Pashhur beat Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate of the house of the Lord.
Jeremiah 29:26
The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to have charge in the house of the Lord over every madman who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and neck irons.
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Job 35:10
But none says, 'Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night.
Psalms 42:8
By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
Psalms 77:6
I said, "Let me remember my song in the night; let me meditate in my heart." Then my spirit made a diligent search:
Psalms 119:62
At midnight I rise to praise you, because of your righteous rules.
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Acts 4:31
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
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Acts 5:19
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said.
Acts 12:10
When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him.
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Acts 12:7
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands.
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Acts 12:19
And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.
Acts 27:42
The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape.
1 Kings 20:39
And as the king passed, he cried to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold, a soldier turned and brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man; if by any means he is missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.
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Acts 10:25
When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him.
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Acts 2:37
Now when they heard this they were cut to the h...
Acts 22:10
And I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lo...
Luke 3:10
And the crowds asked him, "What then shall we do?
Luke 3:12
Tax collectors also came to be baptized and sai...
Luke 3:14
Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what shall we...
John 6:28 - 29
Then they said to him, "What must we do, to be ...
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Acts 16:17
She followed Paul and us, crying out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.
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Mark 16:16
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
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Acts 11:14
He will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.
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Acts 16:25
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
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Acts 8:12
But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
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Psalms 9:14
That I may recount all your praises, that in th...
Psalms 13:5
But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my h...
Isaiah 25:9
It will be said on that day, "Behold, this is o...
Luke 1:47
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
1 Peter 1:6
In this you rejoice, though now for a little wh...
1 Peter 1:8
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Tho...
Acts 2:46
And day by day, attending the temple together a...
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Acts 22:25
But when they had stretched him out for the whips, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, "Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?
Acts 22:29
So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also was afraid, for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.
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Acts 16:37
But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.
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Matthew 8:34
And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
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Acts 16:14
One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
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John 21:23
So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?
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