14. A woman named Lydia, a seller of purple fabric of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to acknowledge what Paul said.
15. When she and her household were baptized, she entreated us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and remain there.” And she persuaded us.
16. On one occasion, as we went to the place of prayer, a servant girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling.
17. She followed Paul and us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.”
18. She did this for many days. But becoming greatly troubled, Paul turned to the spirit and said, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out at that moment.
19. When her masters saw that the hope of their profits was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace to the rulers.
20. And they brought them to the magistrates, saying, “These men, being Jews, greatly trouble our city
21. and teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.”
22. The crowd rose up together against them. And the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them.
23. After they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely.
24. Having received such an order, he threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25. At midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
26. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s shackles were loosened.
27. When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28. But Paul shouted, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.”
29. He called for lights and rushed in, trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas.
30. He then led them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31. They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you and your household will be saved.”