Acts 16:13-20

English Standard Version

¹³ And ^(A)on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate ^(B)to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we ^(C)sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. ¹⁴ One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, ^(D)who was a worshiper of God. The Lord ^(E)opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. ¹⁵ And after she was baptized, ^(F)and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she ^(G)prevailed upon us.

Paul and Silas in Prison

¹⁶ As we were going to ^(H)the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had ^(I)a spirit of ^(J)divination and ^(K)brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. ¹⁷ She followed Paul and us, ^(L)crying out, “These men are ^(M)servants of ^(N)the Most High God, who proclaim to you ^(O)the way of salvation.” ¹⁸ And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, ^(P)“I command you ^(Q)in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And ^(R)it came out that very hour.

¹⁹ But ^(S)when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and ^(T)dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. ²⁰ And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city.