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- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
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1 Прїи́де же въ де́рвїю и҆ лѵ́стрꙋ. И҆ сѐ, ᲂу҆чн҃къ нѣ́кїй бѣ̀ тꙋ̀, и҆́менемъ тїмоѳе́й, сы́нъ жены̀ нѣ́кїѧ і҆ꙋде́аныни вѣ́рны, ѻ҆тца́ же є҆́ллина:
1 He came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek.
2 и҆́же свидѣ́тельствованъ бѣ̀ ѿ сꙋ́щихъ въ лѵ́стрѣхъ и҆ і҆коні́и бра́тїи.
2 The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.
3 Сего̀ восхотѣ̀ па́ѵелъ съ собо́ю и҆зы́ти: и҆ прїе́мь ѡ҆брѣ́за є҆го̀, і҆ꙋдє́й ра́ди сꙋ́щихъ на мѣ́стѣхъ ѻ҆́нѣхъ: вѣ́дѧхꙋ бо всѝ ѻ҆тца̀ є҆гѡ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ є҆́ллинъ бѧ́ше.
3 Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4 И҆ ꙗ҆́коже прохожда́хꙋ гра́ды, предаѧ́ше и҆̀мъ храни́ти ᲂу҆ста́вы сꙋждє́нныѧ ѿ а҆пⷭ҇лъ и҆ ста́рєцъ, и҆̀же во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мѣ.
4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
5 Цр҃кви же ᲂу҆твержда́хꙋсѧ вѣ́рою и҆ прибыва́хꙋ въ число̀ по всѧ̑ дни̑.
5 So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 Проше́дше же фрѷгі́ю и҆ галаті́йскꙋю странꙋ̀, возбране́ни (бы́ша) ѿ ст҃а́гѡ дх҃а глаго́лати сло́во во а҆сі́и.
6 When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
7 Прише́дше же въ мѷсі́ю, покꙋша́хꙋсѧ въ вїѳѷні́ю поитѝ: и҆ не ѡ҆ста́ви и҆́хъ дх҃ъ.
7 When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.
8 Преше́дше же мѷсі́ю, снидо́ша въ трѡа́дꙋ.
8 Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
9 И҆ видѣ́нїе въ нощѝ ꙗ҆ви́сѧ па́ѵлꙋ: мꙋ́жъ нѣ́кїй бѣ̀ македо́нѧнинъ стоѧ̀, молѧ̀ є҆го̀ и҆ глаго́лѧ: прише́дъ въ македо́нїю, помозѝ на́мъ.
9 A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”
10 И҆ ꙗ҆́коже видѣ́нїе ви́дѣ, а҆́бїе взыска́хомъ и҆зы́ти въ македо́нїю, разꙋмѣ́вше, ꙗ҆́кѡ призва̀ ны̀ гдⷭ҇ь благовѣсти́ти и҆̀мъ.
10 When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.
11 Ѿве́зшесѧ же ѿ трѡа́ды, прїидо́хомъ въ самоѳра́къ, воꙋ́трїе же въ неапо́ль,
11 Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
12 ѿтꙋ́дꙋ же въ фїлі́ппы, и҆́же є҆́сть пе́рвый гра́дъ ча́сти македо́нїи, колѡ́нїа. Бѣ́хомъ же въ то́мъ гра́дѣ пребыва́юще дни̑ нѣ̑кїѧ.
12 and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.
13 Въ де́нь же сꙋббѡ́тный и҆зыдо́хомъ во́нъ и҆з̾ гра́да при рѣцѣ̀, и҆дѣ́же мнѧ́шесѧ моли́твенница бы́ти, и҆ сѣ́дше глаго́лахомъ къ собра́вшымсѧ жена́мъ.
13 On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
14 И҆ нѣ́каѧ жена̀, и҆́менемъ лѷді́а, порфѷропрода́льница ѿ гра́да ѳѷаті́рскагѡ, чтꙋ́щи бг҃а, послꙋ́шаше: є҆́йже гдⷭ҇ь ѿве́рзе се́рдце внима́ти глаго́лємымъ ѿ па́ѵла.
14 A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.
15 Ꙗ҆́коже крести́сѧ та̀ и҆ до́мъ є҆ѧ̀, молѧ́ше ны̀ глаго́лющи: а҆́ще ᲂу҆смотри́сте мѧ̀ вѣ́рнꙋ гдⷭ҇еви бы́ти, вше́дше въ до́мъ мо́й, пребꙋ́дите. И҆ принꙋ́ди на́съ.
15 When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.
16 Бы́сть же и҆дꙋ́щымъ на́мъ на моли́твꙋ, ѻ҆трокови́ца нѣ́каѧ и҆мꙋ́щаѧ дꙋ́хъ пытли́въ срѣ́те на́съ, ꙗ҆́же стѧжа́нїе мно́го даѧ́ше господє́мъ свои̑мъ волхвꙋ́ющи.
16 As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.
17 Та̀ послѣ́довавши па́ѵлꙋ и҆ на́мъ, взыва́ше глаго́лющи: сі́и человѣ́цы рабѝ бг҃а вы́шнѧгѡ сꙋ́ть, и҆̀же возвѣща́ютъ на́мъ пꙋ́ть спⷭ҇нїѧ.
17 Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”
18 Се́ же творѧ́ше на мнѡ́ги дни̑. Стꙋжи́въ же сѝ па́ѵелъ и҆ ѡ҆бра́щьсѧ, дꙋ́хови речѐ: запреща́ю тѝ и҆́менемъ і҆и҃са хрⷭ҇та̀, и҆зы́ди и҆з̾ неѧ̀. И҆ и҆зы́де въ то́мъ часѣ̀.
18 She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.
19 Ви́дѣвше же госпо́дїе є҆ѧ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ и҆зы́де наде́жда стѧжа́нїѧ и҆́хъ, пое́мше па́ѵла и҆ сі́лꙋ, влеко́ша на то́ргъ ко кнѧзє́мъ,
19 But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
20 и҆ приве́дше и҆̀хъ къ воево́дамъ, рѣ́ша: сі́и человѣ́цы возмꙋща́ютъ гра́дъ на́шъ, і҆ꙋде́є сꙋ́ще,
20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city
21 и҆ завѣщава́ютъ ѡ҆бы̑чаи, ꙗ҆̀же не досто́итъ на́мъ прїима́ти ни твори́ти, ри́млѧнѡмъ сꙋ́щымъ.
21 and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”
22 И҆ сни́десѧ наро́дъ на ни́хъ, и҆ воевѡ́ды растерза́вше и҆́ма ри̑зы, велѧ́хꙋ па́лицами би́ти и҆̀хъ:
22 The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.
23 мнѡ́ги же да́вше и҆́ма ра̑ны, всади́ша въ темни́цꙋ, завѣща́вше темни́чномꙋ стра́жꙋ тве́рдѡ стрещѝ и҆̀хъ:
23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
24 и҆́же таково̀ завѣща́нїе прїе́мь, всадѝ и҆̀хъ во внꙋ́треннюю темни́цꙋ и҆ но́ги и҆́хъ забѝ въ кла́дѣ.
24 Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
25 Въ полꙋ́нощи же па́ѵелъ и҆ сі́ла молѧ̑щасѧ поѧ́ста бг҃а: послꙋ́шахꙋ же и҆́хъ ю҆́зницы.
25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
26 Внеза́пꙋ же трꙋ́съ бы́сть ве́лїй, ꙗ҆́кѡ поколеба́тисѧ ѡ҆снова́нїю темни́чномꙋ: ѿверзо́шасѧ же а҆́бїе двє́ри всѧ̑, и҆ всѣ̑мъ ю҆́зы ѡ҆слабѣ́ша.
26 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 loosened.
27 Возбꙋ́ждьсѧ же темни́чный стра́жъ и҆ ви́дѣвъ ѿвє́рсты двє́ри темни́цы, и҆звле́къ но́жъ, хотѧ́ше себѐ ᲂу҆би́ти, мнѧ̀ и҆збѣ́гшѧ ю҆́зники.
27 The jailer, 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 Возгласи́ же гла́сомъ ве́лїимъ па́ѵелъ глаго́лѧ: ничто́же сотворѝ себѣ̀ ѕла̀, вси́ бо є҆смы̀ здѣ̀.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
29 Проси́въ же свѣщѝ вскочѝ, и҆ тре́петенъ бы́въ, припадѐ къ па́ѵлꙋ и҆ сі́лѣ,
29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
30 и҆ и҆зве́дъ и҆̀хъ во́нъ, речѐ: госпо́дїе, что́ ми подоба́етъ твори́ти, да сп҃сꙋ́сѧ;
30 brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 Ѡ҆́на же реко́ста: вѣ́рꙋй въ гдⷭ҇а і҆и҃са хрⷭ҇та̀, и҆ сп҃се́шисѧ ты̀ и҆ ве́сь до́мъ тво́й.
31 They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
32 И҆ глаго́ласта є҆мꙋ̀ сло́во гдⷭ҇не, и҆ всѣ̑мъ, и҆̀же въ домꙋ̀ є҆гѡ̀.
32 They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
33 И҆ пое́мь ѧ҆̀ въ то́йже ча́съ но́щи, и҆змы̀ ѿ ра́нъ и҆ крести́сѧ са́мъ и҆ своѝ є҆мꙋ̀ всѝ а҆́бїе:
33 He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.
34 вве́дъ же ѧ҆̀ въ до́мъ сво́й, поста́ви трапе́зꙋ и҆ возра́довасѧ со всѣ́мъ до́момъ свои́мъ, вѣ́ровавъ бг҃ꙋ.
34 He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.
35 Дню́ же бы́вшꙋ, посла́ша воевѡ́ды па́личники, глаго́люще: ѿпꙋстѝ человѣ̑ка ѡ҆́на.
35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”
36 Сказа́ же темни́чный стра́жъ словеса̀ сїѧ̑ па́ѵлꙋ, ꙗ҆́кѡ посла́ша воевѡ́ды, да ѿпꙋщє́на бꙋ́дета: нн҃ѣ ᲂу҆̀бо и҆зшє́дша, и҆ди́та съ ми́ромъ.
36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”
37 Па́ѵелъ же речѐ къ ни̑мъ: би́вше на́ю пред̾ людьмѝ, неѡсꙋждє́нна человѣ̑ка ри̑млѧнина сꙋ̑ща, всади́ша въ темни́цꙋ, и҆ нн҃ѣ ѡ҆́тай и҆зво́дѧтъ на́ю; ни́ бо: но да прише́дше са́ми и҆зведꙋ́тъ на́ю.
37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
38 Сказа́ша же па́личницы воево́дамъ глаго́лы сїѧ̑: и҆ ᲂу҆боѧ́шасѧ слы́шавше, ꙗ҆́кѡ ри̑млѧнина є҆ста̀.
38 The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
39 И҆ прише́дше ᲂу҆моли́ша и҆̀хъ и҆ и҆зве́дше молѧ́хꙋ и҆зы́ти и҆з̾ гра́да.
39 and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
40 И҆зшє́дша же и҆з̾ темни́цы прїидо́ста къ лѷді́и, и҆ ви̑дѣвша бра́тїю, ᲂу҆тѣ́шиста и҆̀хъ и҆ и҆зыдо́ста.
40 They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.
People & places in this chapter
From this site's family tree and Bible maps, only where those guides cite this chapter.
People
Lydia
A worshiper of God from Thyatira and a dealer in purple cloth at Philippi whose heart the Lord opened to Paul's message; she and her household were baptized.
Cited in the guide: Acts 16:14; Acts 16:40
Silas
A leading man among the brothers in Jerusalem and a prophet, chosen to accompany Paul on his second journey; he was imprisoned with Paul at Philippi and is elsewhere called…
Cited in the guide: Acts 15:22; Acts 15:40; Acts 16:25
Timothy
A disciple from Lystra with a Greek father and a believing Jewish mother, whom Paul circumcised and took with him as a coworker; he received two letters from Paul.
Cited in the guide: Acts 16:1; 1 Corinthians 4:17; Philippians 2:19
Places
Antioch (Syrian)
The empire's third-largest city and the first major Gentile church — the launching base for Paul's journeys. (Distinct from Pisidian Antioch.)
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:26; Acts 13:1-3; Galatians 2:11
Athens
The philosophical center of the Greco-Roman world. Paul engaged Stoic and Epicurean thinkers on Mars Hill (the Areopagus), reasoning toward the resurrection.
Cited in the guide: Acts 17:16; Acts 17:22
Corinth
Corinth straddled the isthmus linking mainland Greece to the Peloponnese — a hub of commerce and immorality. Paul founded the church here; a Roman bema traditionally linked to his hearing before…
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1
Ephesus
The chief city of Roman Asia, famed for the temple of Artemis. Paul's long ministry sparked the silversmiths' riot; the city is also the first addressed in Revelation.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:1; Acts 19:28; Revelation 2:1
Philippi
A Roman colony on the Via Egnatia and the site of Paul's first European converts — a beloved church to which he later wrote from prison.
Cited in the guide: Acts 16:12; Acts 16:25; Philippians 1:1
Thessalonica
Capital of the Roman province of Macedonia and a key stop on the Via Egnatia. Paul's brief ministry produced a strong church and two of his earliest letters.
Cited in the guide: Acts 17:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; Acts 17:6
Cross references (40)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Timothy 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; 2 Timothy 1:2; Acts 18:5; 1 Timothy 1:2
- 2 1 Timothy 5:10; 2 Timothy 3:15; Acts 16:40; 1 Timothy 3:7; 2 Timothy 3:11
- 3 Galatians 2:3; 1 Corinthians 9:20; Galatians 5:6; Galatians 5:1–3; Acts 15:40
- 4 Acts 15:28–29; Acts 15:2; Acts 11:30; Acts 15:6
- 5 Acts 9:31; Acts 2:47; Acts 6:7; 1 Peter 5:10; Acts 15:41
- 6 Acts 18:23; Acts 16:7; Galatians 1:2; Acts 11:12; Acts 13:2–4
- 7 Philippians 1:19; Galatians 4:6; Romans 8:9; Acts 8:29; 1 Peter 1:1
- 8 2 Timothy 4:13; 2 Corinthians 2:12; Acts 16:11; Acts 20:5
- 9 Acts 19:21; Acts 18:5; Acts 9:10–12; Romans 15:26; Acts 18:9–10
- 10 2 Corinthians 2:12–13; Acts 14:7; Psalm 119:60; Acts 21:1–18; Acts 27:1–28:16
- 11 Acts 21:1; Acts 16:8
- 12 1 Thessalonians 2:2; Philippians 1:1; Acts 20:6; Acts 16:9; Acts 16:21
- 13 Acts 13:14; Acts 21:5; Colossians 1:23; Acts 18:4; Acts 20:7
- 14 Luke 24:45; Ephesians 1:17–18; Isaiah 50:5; John 6:44–45; Revelation 3:20
- 15 Acts 11:14; Hebrews 13:2; Acts 16:33; Luke 24:29; Genesis 19:3
- 16 Leviticus 19:31; Deuteronomy 18:9–11; Isaiah 8:19; 1 Chronicles 10:13; 1 Samuel 28:7
- 17 John 14:6; 1 Peter 2:16; Mark 5:7; Daniel 6:20; Daniel 3:28
- 18 Mark 16:17; Luke 10:17–19; Acts 3:6; Acts 19:12–17; Acts 9:34
- 19 Acts 17:6; Acts 21:30; 2 Corinthians 6:5; Acts 16:16; Acts 8:3
- 20 James 4:4; Romans 12:2; Acts 28:22; John 15:18–20; Acts 17:6–8
- 21 Esther 3:8; Acts 16:12; Jeremiah 10:3; Acts 26:3
- 22 1 Thessalonians 2:2; 2 Corinthians 6:5; Acts 22:22–26; Hebrews 11:36; 2 Corinthians 11:23–25
- 23 Revelation 2:10; 2 Timothy 2:9; 1 Samuel 23:22–23; Matthew 27:63–66; Ephesians 3:1
- 24 Job 13:27; Job 33:11; Jeremiah 29:26; Jeremiah 38:26; Psalm 105:18
- 25 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18; Psalm 119:62; James 1:2; Romans 5:3; 1 Peter 1:6–8
- 26 Acts 4:31; Acts 5:19; Acts 12:10; Acts 12:7; Psalm 146:7
- 27 Acts 12:19; Matthew 27:5; 1 Kings 16:18; 2 Samuel 17:23; 1 Samuel 31:4–5
- 28 1 Thessalonians 5:15; Luke 6:27–28; Luke 23:34; Exodus 20:13; Matthew 5:44
- 29 Revelation 3:9; Daniel 6:26; Jeremiah 10:10; Acts 9:5–6; Isaiah 66:5
- 30 John 6:27–29; Acts 2:37; Acts 22:10; Luke 3:10; Acts 14:15
- 31 John 1:12; John 3:36; Acts 2:38–39; Romans 10:9–10; Acts 11:13–14
- 32 Romans 1:16; Colossians 1:27–28; 1 Timothy 1:13–16; 1 Thessalonians 2:8; Mark 16:15
- 33 1 Corinthians 1:16; Acts 16:15; Luke 10:33–34; Acts 16:25; Galatians 5:13
- 34 Romans 15:13; Acts 2:46; Romans 5:11; Philemon 7; Isaiah 61:10
- 35 Acts 5:40; Acts 4:21; Jeremiah 5:22; Psalm 76:10
- 36 Acts 15:33; John 14:27; Mark 5:34; 1 Samuel 29:7; Exodus 4:18
- 37 Acts 22:25–29; Proverbs 28:1; Acts 16:20–24; Matthew 10:16; Psalm 94:20
- 38 Acts 22:29; Matthew 21:46; Matthew 14:5
- 39 Matthew 8:34; Mark 5:17; Daniel 6:23; Daniel 6:16; Isaiah 49:23
- 40 Acts 14:22; Acts 16:14; 1 Thessalonians 3:2–3; 2 Corinthians 4:16–18; 2 Corinthians 1:3–7
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How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
was thought likely") to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul." See again Paul judaizing.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… sailing from Troas, we directed our ship's course towards Samothracia." And then he carefully indicates all the rest of their journey as far as Philippi, and how they delivered their first address: "for, sitting down," he says, "we spake unto the women who had assembled;" and certain believed, even a great many.
Hear, for instance, the seller of purple saying, "If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come in, and abide with me." Hear the women, who went about with the apostles, having taken unto themselves manly courage, Priscilla, Persis, and the rest; from whom our present women are as far removed as our men from their men.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)