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Acts Chapter 16

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Paul and his companions are arrested in Philippi and taken to Thessalonica, where they preach the gospel to the people. The believers are threatened and forced to leave, but they continue to spread the message. The chapter highlights the spread of the gospel despite opposition.

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(1) Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
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Acts 14:6Acts 14:21II Timothy 3:11Acts 17:14Acts 18:5Acts 19:22Acts 20:4Acts 20:5Romans 16:21I Corinthians 4:17Philippians 1:1Philippians 2:19

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Luke 10:38Acts 17:34Acts 9:10Acts 9:36Acts 15:5Acts 17:5

(2) Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
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Acts 6:3I Timothy 3:7I Timothy 5:10I Timothy 5:25II Timothy 3:15Hebrews 11:2Acts 14:21II Timothy 3:11

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II Kings 4:26

(3) Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
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Acts 15:37Acts 15:40Acts 15:20I Corinthians 7:19I Corinthians 9:20Galatians 2:3Galatians 2:8Galatians 5:1Galatians 5:2Galatians 5:3Galatians 5:6

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Esther 8:17John 19:21Acts 18:14

(4) And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
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Acts 15:6Acts 15:28Acts 15:29

(5) And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
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Acts 15:41II Chronicles 20:20Isaiah 7:9Romans 16:25I Corinthians 15:58Galatians 5:1Ephesians 4:13Ephesians 4:14Ephesians 4:15Ephesians 4:16Colossians 2:6I Thessalonians 3:2

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Acts 6:7Revelation 13:18Romans 1:17James 2:18

(6) Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
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Acts 2:10Acts 18:23I Corinthians 16:1Galatians 1:2Galatians 3:1II Timothy 4:10I Peter 1:1Acts 16:7Acts 10:19Acts 11:12Acts 13:2Acts 13:3

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Luke 7:17I Peter 1:1

(7) After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
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I Peter 1:1

(8) And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
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Acts 16:11Acts 20:5II Corinthians 2:12II Timothy 4:13

(9) And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
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Acts 2:17Acts 2:18Acts 9:10Acts 9:11Acts 9:12Acts 10:3Acts 10:10Acts 10:11Acts 10:12Acts 10:13Acts 10:14Acts 10:15

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I Corinthians 16:5II Corinthians 1:16Acts 18:9Daniel 8:1Ezekiel 43:3Acts 16:10

(10) And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
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Acts 10:29Acts 26:13Psalms 119:60Proverbs 3:27Proverbs 3:28II Corinthians 2:12II Corinthians 2:13

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I Corinthians 9:16I Corinthians 9:18Ezekiel 43:3Acts 16:9Luke 4:18Romans 10:15

(11) Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
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I Chronicles 27:4

(12) And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
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Acts 20:6Philippians 1:1I Thessalonians 2:2

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Revelation 8:12Ruth 3:13II Kings 7:8Acts 5:2I Samuel 30:24II Samuel 18:2

(13) And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
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Acts 13:14Acts 13:42Acts 17:2Acts 18:4Acts 20:7Luke 13:10Acts 16:6Acts 21:5Matthew 5:1Matthew 5:2Matthew 13:2Luke 4:20

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Genesis 15:18Exodus 7:18Exodus 7:21Joshua 12:2Joshua 17:9Judges 5:21

(14) 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.
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Revelation 1:11Revelation 2:18Revelation 2:19Revelation 2:20Revelation 2:21Revelation 2:22Revelation 2:23Revelation 2:24Acts 8:27Acts 10:2Acts 18:7John 12:20

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Acts 18:7I Samuel 12:3Philippians 3:19Luke 10:38Acts 16:1Acts 20:9

(15) And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
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Acts 16:33Acts 8:12Acts 8:38Acts 11:14Acts 18:8I Corinthians 1:13I Corinthians 1:14I Corinthians 1:15I Corinthians 1:16Ephesians 1:1Philippians 1:7Philemon 1:17

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I Corinthians 1:16John 15:4

(16) And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
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Acts 16:18Acts 8:9Acts 8:10Acts 8:11Exodus 7:11Exodus 7:12Deuteronomy 13:1Deuteronomy 13:2Deuteronomy 13:3Deuteronomy 18:9Deuteronomy 18:10Deuteronomy 18:11

(17) The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
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Acts 19:13Matthew 8:29Mark 1:24Luke 4:34Luke 4:41Daniel 3:26Daniel 3:28Daniel 6:16Daniel 6:20Jonah 1:9I Peter 2:16Genesis 14:18

(18) And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
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Acts 14:13Acts 14:14Acts 14:15Mark 1:25Mark 1:26Mark 1:34Acts 3:6Acts 9:34Acts 19:12Acts 19:13Acts 19:14Acts 19:15

(19) And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
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Acts 19:24Acts 19:25Acts 19:26Acts 19:27I Timothy 6:10Acts 9:16Acts 14:5Acts 14:19Acts 15:26Acts 18:12Acts 18:13Acts 21:30

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Exodus 18:21Exodus 18:25Romans 8:24I Corinthians 9:10

(20) And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
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Acts 18:2Acts 19:34Ezra 4:12Ezra 4:13Ezra 4:14Ezra 4:15Esther 3:8Esther 3:9Acts 17:6Acts 17:7Acts 17:8Acts 28:22

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Esther 8:17John 19:21

(21) And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
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Acts 26:3Jeremiah 10:3

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Deuteronomy 24:8

(22) And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
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Acts 17:5Acts 18:12Acts 19:28Acts 19:29Acts 19:30Acts 19:31Acts 19:32Acts 19:33Acts 19:34Acts 19:35Acts 19:36Acts 19:37

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II Kings 5:8

(23) And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
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Acts 5:18Acts 8:3Acts 9:2Acts 12:4Luke 21:12Ephesians 3:1Ephesians 4:1II Timothy 2:9Philemon 1:9Revelation 1:9Revelation 2:10Acts 5:23

(24) Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
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I Kings 22:27Jeremiah 37:15Jeremiah 37:16Jeremiah 38:26Lamentations 3:53Lamentations 3:54Lamentations 3:55II Chronicles 16:10Job 13:27Job 33:11Psalms 105:18Jeremiah 20:2

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Zechariah 8:19Ezekiel 40:44Acts 26:10Hebrews 11:13Job 13:27Ezekiel 1:7

(25) And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
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Job 35:10Psalms 22:2Psalms 42:8Psalms 77:6Psalms 119:55Psalms 119:62Isaiah 30:29Psalms 50:15Psalms 77:2Psalms 91:15Matthew 26:38Matthew 26:39

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Psalms 47:6

(26) And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
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Acts 4:31Acts 5:19Acts 12:7Acts 12:10Matthew 28:2Revelation 6:12Revelation 11:13Psalms 79:11Psalms 102:20Psalms 146:7Isaiah 42:7Isaiah 61:1

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II Kings 24:2Judges 3:25Luke 1:64Acts 5:19Acts 5:23Acts 16:27

(27) And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
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Acts 16:23Acts 16:24Judges 9:54I Samuel 31:4I Samuel 31:5II Samuel 17:23I Kings 16:18Matthew 27:5

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Isaiah 42:7Genesis 39:22Genesis 39:20Jeremiah 37:15Jeremiah 37:21Genesis 39:21

(28) But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
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Leviticus 19:18Psalms 7:4Psalms 35:14Proverbs 24:11Proverbs 24:12Matthew 5:44Luke 6:27Luke 6:28Luke 10:32Luke 10:33Luke 10:34Luke 10:35

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Isaiah 22:16Revelation 10:3

(29) Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
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Acts 9:5Acts 9:6Acts 24:25Psalms 99:1Psalms 119:120Isaiah 66:2Isaiah 66:5Jeremiah 5:22Jeremiah 10:10Daniel 6:26Isaiah 60:14Revelation 3:9

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Isaiah 30:26Isaiah 60:19Luke 11:36John 12:36Judges 5:27

(30) And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
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Acts 16:24Job 34:32Isaiah 1:16Isaiah 1:17Isaiah 58:6Isaiah 58:9Matthew 3:8Matthew 5:7James 2:13Acts 14:15Acts 16:17Acts 2:37

(31) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
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Acts 2:38Acts 2:39Acts 4:12Acts 8:37Acts 11:13Acts 11:14Acts 13:38Acts 13:39Acts 15:11Isaiah 45:22Habakkuk 2:4Mark 16:16

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I Corinthians 14:22John 10:38

(32) And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
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Acts 10:33Acts 10:34Acts 10:35Acts 10:36Acts 10:37Acts 10:38Acts 10:39Acts 10:40Acts 10:41Acts 10:42Acts 10:43Mark 16:15

(33) And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
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Acts 16:23Proverbs 16:7Isaiah 11:6Isaiah 11:7Isaiah 11:8Isaiah 11:9Matthew 25:35Matthew 25:36Matthew 25:37Matthew 25:38Matthew 25:39Matthew 25:40

(34) And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
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Luke 5:29Luke 19:6Philippians 4:17I Thessalonians 4:9I Thessalonians 4:10Philemon 1:7James 2:14James 2:15James 2:16James 2:17I John 3:18Acts 16:27

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II Kings 16:15

(35) And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
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Acts 4:21Acts 5:40Psalms 76:10Jeremiah 5:22

(36) And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
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Acts 15:33Exodus 4:18Judges 18:6I Samuel 1:17I Samuel 20:42I Samuel 25:35I Samuel 29:7II Kings 5:19Mark 5:34John 14:27

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Genesis 39:22Acts 16:27Lamentations 4:15

(37) But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
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Acts 16:20Acts 16:21Acts 16:22Acts 16:23Acts 16:24Acts 22:25Acts 22:26Acts 22:27Acts 22:28Psalms 58:1Psalms 58:2Psalms 82:1

(38) And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
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Acts 22:29Matthew 14:5Matthew 21:46

(39) And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
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Exodus 11:8Isaiah 45:14Isaiah 49:23Isaiah 60:14Micah 7:9Micah 7:10Revelation 3:9Daniel 6:16Daniel 6:23Matthew 8:34Mark 5:17

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Lamentations 4:15

(40) And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
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Acts 16:14Acts 4:23Acts 12:12Acts 12:13Acts 12:14Acts 12:15Acts 12:16Acts 12:17Acts 14:22II Corinthians 1:3II Corinthians 1:4II Corinthians 1:5

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