But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”

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.

On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.

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.

Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

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.

And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

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:

One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.

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.

This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

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.

She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.

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,

When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely:

And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.