Acts 16:15-33

Wesley(i) 15 And when she was baptized and her family, she intreated us saying, Since ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide there. And she constrained us. 16 And as we were going to prayer, a certain damsel, possest by a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by prophesying. 17 She following after Paul and us, cried out, saying, These men are servants of the most high God, who declare to us the way of salvation. 18 And this she did for many days. But Paul being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ, to go out of her. And he came out the same hour. 19 But when her owners saw, that the hope of their gain was gone, laying hold of Paul and Silas, they dragged them into the market-place to the magistrates, 20 And having brought them to the pretors, they said, These men, 21 being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which it is not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive, neither to observe. 22 And the multitude rose up together against them; and the pretors tearing off their garments, commanded to beat them with rods. 23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: 24 Who having received such a charge, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks. 25 But at midnight Paul and Silas having prayed, sung an hymn to God: and the prisoners heard them. 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. 27 And the jailor awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison opened, drew his sword, and was going to kill himself, supposing the prisoners were fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm; for we are all here. 29 Then he called for lights, and sprang in, and trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas. 30 And having brought them out he said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved and thy houshold. 32 And they spake the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house. 33 And taking them that very hour of the night, he washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his houshold.