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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Acts 16 Lamsa Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/acts/16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/acts/16-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Lamsa</a> > Acts 16</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../acts/15.htm" title="Acts 15">◄</a> Acts 16 <a href="../acts/17.htm" title="Acts 17">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Lamsa Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-1.htm#aramaic"><b>1</b></a></span>THEN he arrived at the city of Der’be and Lys’tra: there was there a disciple whose name was Timo’the-us, the son of a Jewess convert, but whose father was a Syr’ian. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-2.htm#aramaic"><b>2</b></a></span>And all the disciples of Lys’tra and I-co’nium gave good testimony concerning him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-3.htm#aramaic"><b>3</b></a></span>Paul wanted to take this man with him, so he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region; for they all knew that his father was a Syr’i-an. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-4.htm#aramaic"><b>4</b></a></span>And as they went through the cities, they preached and taught the people to obey the decrees which the apostles and elders had written at Jerusalem. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-5.htm#aramaic"><b>5</b></a></span>And so the churches were established in the faith, and increased in number daily.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-6.htm#aramaic"><b>6</b></a></span>Then they traveled through the countries of Phryg’i-a and Ga-la’tia, and the Holy Spirit forbade them to speak the word of God in Asia Minor. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-7.htm#aramaic"><b>7</b></a></span>And when they came to the country of Mys’ia, they wanted to go from thence to Bi-thyn’i-a: but the spirit of Jesus permitted them not. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-8.htm#aramaic"><b>8</b></a></span>And when they had left Mys’ia, they came to the country of Tro’as. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-9.htm#aramaic"><b>9</b></a></span>And, in a vision of the night, there appeared to Paul a man resembling a Mac-edo’ni- an, standing and begging him, saying, Come over to Mac-e-do’ni-a and help me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-10.htm#aramaic"><b>10</b></a></span>And after Paul had seen this vision, we were desirous to leave for Mac-e-do’ni-a at once, because we understood that our LORD had called us to preach the gospel to them.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-11.htm#aramaic"><b>11</b></a></span>When we sailed from Tro’as, we came in a direct course to Sam-o-thra’cia, and from thence on the following day, we came to the city Ne-ap’o-lis; <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-12.htm#aramaic"><b>12</b></a></span>And from thence to Phi-lip’pi, which is the capital of Mac-e-do’ni-a, and is a colony: and we were in that city on some holidays. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-13.htm#aramaic"><b>13</b></a></span>And on the sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the river side because a house of prayer was seen there, and when we were seated, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-14.htm#aramaic"><b>14</b></a></span>And a certain woman, named Lyd’i-a, a seller of purple of the city of Thy-a-ti’ra, feared God; her heart was so touched by our LORD that she listened to what Paul said. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-15.htm#aramaic"><b>15</b></a></span>And she was baptized together with her household, and she begged us, saying, If you are sincerely convinced that I believe in our LORD, come and stay in my house; and she urged us strongly.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-16.htm#aramaic"><b>16</b></a></span>And it came to pass, as we went to the house of prayer, we were met by a young girl who was possessed of a spirit, and who did for her masters a great business by fortune telling. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-17.htm#aramaic"><b>17</b></a></span>And she followed Paul and us, crying and saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, and they preach to you the way of salvation. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-18.htm#aramaic"><b>18</b></a></span>And she did this for many days. So Paul was indignant and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it left her the same hour.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-19.htm#aramaic"><b>19</b></a></span>And when her masters saw that the hope for their business was lost with her power, they seized Paul and Silas and beat them and brought them to the market place. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-20.htm#aramaic"><b>20</b></a></span>And they brought them before the soldiers and the city magistrates and said, These men are Jews, and they create disturbances in our city, <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-21.htm#aramaic"><b>21</b></a></span>And they preach customs to us which are not lawful for us to accept and practice, because we are Romans.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-22.htm#aramaic"><b>22</b></a></span>And a large crowd gathered against them. Then the soldiers stripped them of their clothes and gave command to scourge them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-23.htm#aramaic"><b>23</b></a></span>And when they had flogged them severely, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to watch them carefully. Paul and Silas in prison. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-24.htm#aramaic"><b>24</b></a></span>He, having received the charge, brought them in and put them into the inner chamber of the prison, and fastened their feet in the stocks.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-25.htm#aramaic"><b>25</b></a></span>Now at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and glorified God; and the prisoners heard them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-26.htm#aramaic"><b>26</b></a></span>And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and the bands of all were loosed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-27.htm#aramaic"><b>27</b></a></span>When the keeper of the prison awoke, and saw that the prison doors were open, he took a sword and would have killed himself, for he thought the prisoners had escaped. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-28.htm#aramaic"><b>28</b></a></span>But Paul cried with a loud voice and said to him, Do not harm yourself, for we are all here. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-29.htm#aramaic"><b>29</b></a></span>Then he lighted a lamp, and sprang in, trembling, and threw himself at the feet of Paul and Silas. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-30.htm#aramaic"><b>30</b></a></span>And he brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-31.htm#aramaic"><b>31</b></a></span>And they said to him, Believe in our LORD Jesus Christ, and both you and your household will be saved. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-32.htm#aramaic"><b>32</b></a></span>And they spoke to him the word of the LORD, and to all who were of his household. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-33.htm#aramaic"><b>33</b></a></span>And he took them at that hour of the night and washed their wounds; and then was baptized in that very hour, he and all his household. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-34.htm#aramaic"><b>34</b></a></span>And when he had brought them up into his house, he set food before them; and he and all the members of his household rejoiced, believing in God.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-35.htm#aramaic"><b>35</b></a></span>In the morning, the soldiers sent the lictors to tell the prison warden to release those men. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-36.htm#aramaic"><b>36</b></a></span>And when the keeper of the prison heard this, he went in and told Paul, saying, The soldiers have sent orders to release you: now therefore depart, and go in peace. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-37.htm#aramaic"><b>37</b></a></span>But Paul said to him, Not having committed any offense, they flogged us, Roman citizens, in the presence of the people, and they cast us into prison; and now do they let us out secretly? No verily; let them come themselves and fetch us out. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-38.htm#aramaic"><b>38</b></a></span>And the lictors went and told the soliers these words which were told to them: and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-39.htm#aramaic"><b>39</b></a></span>And they came to them and urged them to get out and depart from the city. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/acts/16-40.htm#aramaic"><b>40</b></a></span>And they went out of the prison and entered into the house of Lydia where they saw the brethren and comforted them, and departed.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Holy Bible From The Ancient Eastern Texts: Aramaic Of The Peshitta by George M. 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