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contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so
Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
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And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being
recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
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And he went through Syria and Cilicia,
confirming the churches.
CHAPTER 16
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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Which
was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
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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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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And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
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,
7
After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but
the Spirit suffered them not.
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And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
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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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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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Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next
day to Neapolis;
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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And brought them to the magistrates, saying,
These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
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And teach customs, which are not lawful
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