Acts 16 Tyndale New Testament (1534)

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1 Then came he to Derba and to Lystra. And beholde a certayne disciple was there named Timotheus a womans sonne which was a Iewas and beleved: but his father was a Greke.

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 Of whom reported well the brethren of Lystra and of Iconium.

2 The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

3 The same Paul wolde that he shuld goo forth with him and toke and circumcised him because of the Iewes which were in those quarters: for they knewe all that his father was a Greke.

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 As they went thorow the cities they delyvered the the decrees for to kepe ordeyned of the Apostles and elders which were at Ierusalem.

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 And so were the congregacions stablisshed in the fayth and encreased in noumbre dayly.

5 So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

6 When they had goone thorow out Phrigia and the region of Galacia and were forbydde of the holy gost to preach the worde in Asia

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 they came to Misia and sought to goo into Bethinia. But the sprete soffered them not.

7 When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.

8 Then they went over Misia and cam doune to Troada.

8 Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

9 And a vision appered to Paul in the nyght. There stode a man of Macedonia and prayed him sayinge: come into Macedonia and helpe vs.

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 After he had sene the vision immediatly we prepared to goo into Macedonia certified that the lorde had called vs for to preache the gospell vnto them.

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 Then lowsed we forth from Troada and with a strayght course came to Samothracia and the nexte daye to Neapolim

11 Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

12 and from thence to Philippos which is the chefest citie in the partes of Macedonia and a fre cite. We were in that cite abydynge a certayne dayes.

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 And on the saboth dayes we went out of the cite besydes a ryver where men were wont to praye and we sate doune and spake vnto the wemen which resorted thyther.

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 And a certayne woman named Lydia a seller of purple of the cite of Thiatira which worshipped God gave vs audience. Whose hert the Lorde opened that she attended vnto the thinges which Paul spake.

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 When she was baptised and her housholde she besought vs sayinge: Yf ye thinke that I beleve on the Lorde come into my housse and abyde there. And she constrayned vs.

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 And it fortuned as we went to prayer a certayn damsell possessed with a sprete that prophesied met vs which brought her master and mastres moche vauntage with prophesyinge.

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 The same folowed Paul and vs and cryed sayinge: these men are the servauntes of the most hye God which shewe vnto vs the waye of salvacion.

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 And this dyd she many dayes. But Paul not content, turned about and sayd to the sprete: I commaunde the in the name of Iesu Christ that thou come out of her. And he came out the same houre.

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 And when her master and mastres sawe that the hope of their gaynes was gone they caught Paul and Sylas and drue the into the market place vnto the rulars

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 and brought them to the officers sayinge: These men trouble oure cite which are Iewes

20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city

21 and preache ordinaunces which are not laufull for vs to receave nether to observe seinge we are Romayns.

21 and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”

22 And the people ranne on them and the officers rent their clothes and commaunded them to be beaten with roddes.

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 And when they had beaten them sore they cast them into preson commaundynge the iayler to kepe them surely.

23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.

24 Which iayler when he had receaved suche commaundment thrust them into the ynner preson and made their fete fast in the stockes.

24 Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.

25 At mydnyght Paul and Sylas prayed and lauded God. And the presoners hearde them.

25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

26 And sodenly ther was a greate erth quake so that the fonndacion of the preson was shaken and by and by all the dores opened and every mannes bondes were lowsed.

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 When the keper of the preson waked out of his slepe and sawe the preson dores open he drue out his swearde and wolde have kylled him selfe supposynge the presoners had bene fledde.

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 But Paul cryed with a lowde voyce sayinge: Do thy selfe no harme for we are all heare.

28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”

29 Then he called for a lyght and sprange in and came tremblynge and fell doune before Paul and Sylas

29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,

30 and brought them out and sayde: Syrs what must I do to be saved?

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

31 And they sayde: beleve on the Lorde Iesus and thou shalt be saved and thy housholde.

31 They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

32 And they preached vnto him the worde of the Lorde and to all that were in his housse.

32 They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

33 And he toke them the same houre of the nyght and wasshed their woundes and was baptised with all that belonged vnto him strayght waye.

33 He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.

34 When he had brought them into his housse he set meate before them and ioyed that he with all his housholde beleved on God.

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 And when it was daye the officers sent the ministres sayinge: Let those men goo.

35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”

36 The keper of the preson tolde this sayinge to Paul the officiers have sent worde to lowse you. Now therfore get you hence and goo in peace.

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 Then sayde Paul vnto them: they have beaten vs openly vncomdempned for all that we are Romayns and have cast vs into preson: and now wolde they sende vs awaye prevely? Naye not so but let them come the selves and set vs out.

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 When the ministres tolde these wordes vnto the officers they feared when they hearde that they were Romayns

38 The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

39 and came and besought them and brought them out and desyred them to departe out of the cite.

39 and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.

40 And they wet out of the preson and entred into the housse of Lidia and when they had sene the brethren they comforted them and departed.

40 They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.

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Lydia
Seller of purple cloth
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
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Timothy
Companion and coworker of Paul
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
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Commentary 16:13 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles (Homily XXXV)
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)
Quotes verse 16:13 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter XIII)
… 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.
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 16:15 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LXXIII)
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)

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