16:1  pervenit autem in Derben et            1.  Then came he to Derbe and Lystra:
Lystram et ecce discipulus quidam erat       and, behold, a certain disciple was
ibi nomine Timotheus filius mulieris         there, named Timotheus, the son of a
iudaeae fidelis patre gentili                certain woman, which was a Jewess, and
                                             believed; but his father was a Greek:

16:2  huic testimonium reddebant qui in      2.  Which was well reported of by the
Lystris erant et Iconii fratres              brethren that were at Lystra and
                                             Iconium.

16:3  hunc voluit Paulus secum               3.  Him would Paul have to go forth
proficisci et adsumens circumcidit eum       with him; and took and circumcised him
propter Iudaeos qui erant in illis           because of the Jews which were in those
locis sciebant enim omnes quod pater         quarters: for they knew all that his
eius gentilis esset                          father was a Greek.

16:4  cum autem pertransirent civitates      4.  And as they went through the
tradebant eis custodire dogmata quae         cities, they delivered them the decrees
erant decreta ab apostolis et                for to keep, that were ordained of the
senioribus qui essent Hierosolymis           apostles and elders which were at
                                             Jerusalem.

16:5  et ecclesiae quidem                    5.  And so were the churches
confirmabantur fide et abundabant            established in the faith, and increased
numero cotidie                               in number daily.

16:6  transeuntes autem Frygiam et           6.  Now when they had gone throughout
Galatiae regionem vetati sunt a Sancto       Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and
Spiritu loqui verbum in Asia                 were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to
                                             preach the word in Asia,

16:7  cum venissent autem in Mysiam          7.  After they were come to Mysia, they
temptabant ire Bithyniam et non              assayed to go into Bithynia: but the
permisit eos Spiritus Iesu                   Spirit suffered them not.

16:8  cum autem pertransissent Mysiam        8.  And they passing by Mysia came down
descenderunt Troadem                         to Troas.

16:9  et visio per noctem Paulo ostensa      9.  And a vision appeared to Paul in
est vir macedo quidam erat stans et          the night; There stood a man of
deprecans eum et dicens transiens in         Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come
Macedoniam adiuva nos                        over into Macedonia, and help us.

16:10  ut autem visum vidit statim           10.  And after he had seen the vision,
quaesivimus proficisci in Macedoniam         immediately we endeavoured to go into
certi facti quia vocasset nos Deus           Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the
evangelizare eis                             Lord had called us for to preach the
                                             gospel unto them.

16:11  navigantes autem a Troade recto       11.  Therefore loosing from Troas, we
cursu venimus Samothraciam et sequenti       came with a straight course to
die Neapolim                                 Samothracia, and the next day to
                                             Neapolis;

16:12  et inde Philippis quae est prima      12.  And from thence to Philippi, which
partis Macedoniae civitas colonia            is the chief city of that part of
eramus autem in hac urbe diebus aliquot      Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in
conferentes                                  that city abiding certain days.

16:13  die autem sabbatorum egressi          13.  And on the sabbath we went out of
sumus foras portam iuxta flumen ubi          the city by a river side, where prayer
videbatur oratio esse et sedentes            was wont to be made; and we sat down,
loquebamur mulieribus quae convenerant       and spake unto the women which resorted
                                             thither.

16:14  et quaedam mulier nomine Lydia        14.  And a certain woman named Lydia, a
purpuraria civitatis Thyatirenorum           seller of purple, of the city of
colens Deum audivit cuius Dominus            Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard
aperuit cor intendere his quae               us: whose heart the Lord opened, that
dicebantur a Paulo                           she attended unto the things which were
                                             spoken of Paul.

16:15  cum autem baptizata esset et          15.  And when she was baptized, and her
domus eius deprecata est dicens si           household, she besought us, saying, If
iudicastis me fidelem Domino esse            ye have judged me to be faithful to the
introite in domum meam et manete et          Lord, come into my house, and abide
coegit nos                                   there. And she constrained us.

16:16  factum est autem euntibus nobis       16.  And it came to pass, as we went to
ad orationem puellam quandam habentem        prayer, a certain damsel possessed with
spiritum pythonem obviare nobis quae         a spirit of divination met us, which
quaestum magnum praestabat dominis suis      brought her masters much gain by
divinando                                    soothsaying:

16:17  haec subsecuta Paulum et nos          17.  The same followed Paul and us, and
clamabat dicens isti homines servi Dei       cried, saying, These men are the
excelsi sunt qui adnuntiant vobis viam       servants of the most high God, which
salutis                                      shew unto us the way of salvation.

16:18  hoc autem faciebat multis diebus      18.  And this did she many days. But
dolens autem Paulus et conversus             Paul, being grieved, turned and said to
spiritui dixit praecipio tibi in nomine      the spirit, I command thee in the name
Iesu Christi exire ab ea et exiit eadem      of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And
hora                                         he came out the same hour.

16:19  videntes autem domini eius quia       19.  And when her masters saw that the
exivit spes quaestus eorum                   hope of their gains was gone, they
adprehendentes Paulum et Silam               caught Paul and Silas, and drew them
perduxerunt in forum ad principes            into the marketplace unto the rulers,

16:20  et offerentes eos magistratibus       20.  And brought them to the
dixerunt hii homines conturbant              magistrates, saying, These men, being
civitatem nostram cum sint Iudaei            Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

16:21  et adnuntiant morem quem non          21.  And teach customs, which are not
licet nobis suscipere neque facere cum       lawful for us to receive, neither to
simus Romani                                 observe, being Romans.

16:22  et concurrit plebs adversus eos       22.  And the multitude rose up together
et magistratus scissis tunicis eorum         against them: and the magistrates rent
iusserunt virgis caedi                       off their clothes, and commanded to
                                             beat them.

16:23  et cum multas plagas eis              23.  And when they had laid many
inposuissent miserunt eos in carcerem        stripes upon them, they cast them into
praecipientes custodi ut diligenter          prison, charging the jailor to keep
custodiret eos                               them safely:

16:24  qui cum tale praeceptum               24.  Who, having received such a
accepisset misit eos in interiorem           charge, thrust them into the inner
carcerem et pedes eorum strinxit in          prison, and made their feet fast in the
ligno                                        stocks.

16:25  media autem nocte Paulus et           25.  And at midnight Paul and Silas
Silas adorantes laudabant Deum et            prayed, and sang praises unto God: and
audiebant eos qui in custodia erant          the prisoners heard them.

16:26  subito vero terraemotus factus        26.  And suddenly there was a great
est magnus ita ut moverentur fundamenta      earthquake, so that the foundations of
carceris et aperta sunt statim ostia         the prison were shaken: and immediately
omnia et universorum vincula soluta sunt     all the doors were opened, and every
                                             one's bands were loosed.

16:27  expergefactus autem custos            27.  And the keeper of the prison
carceris et videns apertas ianuas            awaking out of his sleep, and seeing
carceris evaginato gladio volebat se         the prison doors open, he drew out his
interficere aestimans fugisse vinctos        sword, and would have killed himself,
                                             supposing that the prisoners had been
                                             fled.

16:28  clamavit autem Paulus magna voce      28.  But Paul cried with a loud voice,
dicens nihil feceris tibi mali universi      saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are
enim hic sumus                               all here.

16:29  petitoque lumine introgressus         29.  Then he called for a light, and
est et tremefactus procidit Paulo et         sprang in, and came trembling, and fell
Silae                                        down before Paul and Silas,

16:30  et producens eos foras ait            30.  And brought them out, and said,
domini quid me oportet facere ut salvus      Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
fiam

16:31  at illi dixerunt crede in Domino      31.  And they said, Believe on the Lord
Iesu et salvus eris tu et domus tua          Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,
                                             and thy house.

16:32  et locuti sunt ei verbum Domini       32.  And they spake unto him the word
cum omnibus qui erant in domo eius           of the Lord, and to all that were in
                                             his house.

16:33  et tollens eos in illa hora           33.  And he took them the same hour of
noctis lavit plagas eorum et baptizatus      the night, and washed their stripes;
est ipse et omnes eius continuo              and was baptized, he and all his,
                                             straightway.

16:34  cumque perduxisset eos in domum       34.  And when he had brought them into
suam adposuit eis mensam et laetatus         his house, he set meat before them, and
est cum omni domo sua credens Deo            rejoiced, believing in God with all his
                                             house.

16:35  et cum dies factus esset              35.  And when it was day, the
miserunt magistratus lictores dicentes       magistrates sent the serjeants, saying,
dimitte homines illos                        Let those men go.

16:36  nuntiavit autem custos carceris       36.  And the keeper of the prison told
verba haec Paulo quia miserunt               this saying to Paul, The magistrates
magistratus ut dimittamini nunc igitur       have sent to let you go: now therefore
exeuntes ite in pace                         depart, and go in peace.

16:37  Paulus autem dixit eis caesos         37.  But Paul said unto them, They have
nos publice indemnatos homines romanos       beaten us openly uncondemned, being
miserunt in carcerem et nunc occulte         Romans, and have cast us into prison;
nos eiciunt non ita sed veniant              and now do they thrust us out privily?
                                             nay verily; but let them come
                                             themselves and fetch us out.

16:38  et ipsi nos eiciant nuntiaverunt      38.  And the serjeants told these words
autem magistratibus lictores verba haec      unto the magistrates: and they feared,
timueruntque audito quod Romani essent       when they heard that they were Romans.

16:39  et venientes deprecati sunt eos       39.  And they came and besought them,
et educentes rogabant ut egrederentur        and brought them out, and desired them
urbem                                        to depart out of the city.

16:40  exeuntes autem de carcere             40.  And they went out of the prison,
introierunt ad Lydiam et visis               and entered into the house of Lydia:
fratribus consolati sunt eos et              and when they had seen the brethren,
profecti sunt                                they comforted them, and departed.