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Acts 16 💬 📚 📜 📕 ↷
19 But her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the market place to the Princes:
20 and presenting them to the magistrates, they said: These men trouble our city, being Jews:
21 and they preach a fashion which it is not lawful for us to receive, nor do, being Romans.
22 And the people ran against them: and the magistrates tearing their coats, commanded them to be beaten with rods.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they did cast them into prison, commanding the keeper that he should keep them diligently.
24 Who when he had received such commandment, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
Conversion of the Jailer
25 And at mid-night Paul and Silas praying, did praise God. And they that were in prison, heard them.
26 But suddenly there was made a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And forthwith all the doors were opened: and the bands of all were loosed.
27 And the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison opened, drawing out his sword, would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying: Do thy self no harm, for we are all here.
29 And calling for light, he went in, and trembling fell down to Paul and Silas at their feet:
30 and bringing them forth, he said: Masters, what must I do that I may be saved?
31 But they said: Believe in our Lord JESUS; and thou shalt be saved and thy house.
32 And they preached the word of our Lord to him with all that were in his house.
33 And he taking them in the same hour of the night, washed their wounds: and himself was baptized and all his house incontinent.
34 And when he had brought them into his own house, he laid the table for them, and rejoiced with all his house, believing God.
An Official Apology
35 And when day was come, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying: Let those men go.
36 And the keeper of the prison told these words to Paul, That the magistrates have sent that you should be let go. Now therefore departing, go ye in peace.
37 But Paul said to them: Being whipped openly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, they have cast us into prison: & now do they send us out secretly? Not so, but let them come, & let us out themselves.
38 And the sergeants reported these words to the magistrates. And they were afraid hearing that they were Romans:
39 and coming they besought them, & bringing them forth they desired them to depart out of the city.
40 And going out of the prison, they entered in unto Lydia: and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
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