16:1 [] Kathnthse de eiV Derbhn kai Lustran. Kai idou, hto ekei maqhthV tiV onomati TimoqeoV, uioV gunaikoV tinoV IoudaiaV pisthV, patroV de EllhnoV,

16:2 ostiV eice kalhn marturian upo twn en LustroiV kai Ikoniw adelfwn.

16:3 Touton hqelhsen o PauloV na exelqh meq' eautou, kai labwn auton perieteme dia touV IoudaiouV touV ontaV en toiV topoiV ekeinoiV× epeidh egnwrizon panteV ton patera autou oti hto Ellhn.

16:4 WV de dihrconto taV poleiV, paredidon eiV autouV diatagaV na fulattwsi ta dogmata ta egkekrimena upo twn apostolwn kai twn presbuterwn twn en Ierousalhm.

16:5 Ai men loipon ekklhsiai estereounto eiV thn pistin kai huxanonto ton ariqmon kaq' hmeran.

16:6 [] DielqonteV de thn Frugian kai thn ghn thV GalatiaV, epeidh empodisqhsan upo tou Agiou PneumatoV na khruxwsi ton logon en th Asia,

16:7 hlqon kata thn Musian kai edokimazon na upagwsi proV thn Biqunian× plhn den afhken autouV to Pneuma.

16:8 PerasanteV de thn Musian katebhsan eiV Trwada.

16:9 Kai orama efanh dia nuktoV eiV ton Paulon. Anhr tiV Makedwn istato, parakalwn auton kai legwn× Diaba eiV Makedonian kai bohqhson hmaV.

16:10 Kai wV eide to orama, euquV ezhthsamen na upagwmen eiV thn Makedonian, sumperainonteV oti o KurioV proskalei hmaV, dia na khruxwmen to euaggelion proV autouV.

16:11 ApopleusanteV loipon apo thV TrwadoV, eperasamen kat' euqeian eiV Samoqrakhn kai thn akolouqon hmeran eiV Neapolin

16:12 kai ekeiqen eiV FilippouV, htiV einai prwth poliV tou merouV ekeinou thV MakedoniaV, apoikia Rwmaikh. Kai dietribomen en th polei tauth hmeraV tinaV×

16:13 kai th hmera tou sabbatou exhlqomen exw thV polewV plhsion tou potamou, opou esuneiqizeto na ginhtai proseuch, kai kaqhsanteV elaloumen proV taV ekei sunelqousaV gunaikaV.

16:14 Kai gunh tiV Ludia to onoma, pwlhtria porfuraV ek polewV Quateirwn, sebomenh ton Qeon, hkoue, thV opoiaV o KurioV dihnoixe thn kardian dia na prosech eiV ta laloumena upo tou Paulou.

16:15 Afou de ebaptisqh auth kai o oikoV authV, parekalese legousa× Ean me ekrinate oti eimai pisth eiV ton Kurion, eiselqete eiV ton oikon mou kai meinate× kai maV ebiasen.

16:16 [] Enw de eporeuomeqa eiV thn proseuchn, aphnthsen hmaV doulh tiV ecousa pneuma puqwnoV, htiV edide polu kerdoV eiV touV kuriouV authV manteuomenh.

16:17 Auth akolouqhsasa ton Paulon kai hmaV ekraze, legousa× Outoi oi anqrwpoi einai douloi tou Qeou tou Uyistou, oitineV khruttousi proV hmaV odon swthriaV.

16:18 Touto de ekamnen epi pollaV hmeraV. BarunqeiV de o PauloV kai strafeiV, eipe proV to pneuma, Prostazw se en tw onomati tou Ihsou Cristou na exelqhV ap' authV. Kai exhlqe thn authn wran.

16:19 IdonteV de oi kurioi authV oti exhlqen h elpiV tou kerdouV autwn, piasanteV ton Paulon kai ton Silan, esuran eiV thn agoran proV touV arcontaV,

16:20 kai feronteV autouV proV touV strathgouV, eipon× Outoi oi anqrwpoi ektarattousi thn polin hmwn, Ioudaioi onteV,

16:21 kai didaskousin eqima, ta opoia den einai eiV hmaV sugkecwrhmenon na paradecwmeqa mhde na prattwmen, Rwmaioi onteV.

16:22 Kai sunefwrmhsen o ocloV kat' autwn. Kai oi strathgoi diascisanteV autwn ta imatia, prosetatton na rabdizwsin autouV,

16:23 kai afou edwkan eiV autouV pollouV rabdismouV, ebalon eiV fulakhn, paraggeilanteV ton desmofulaka na fulatth autouV asfalwV×

16:24 ostiV labwn toiauthn paraggelian, ebalen autouV eiV thn eswteran fulakhn kai sunekleise touV podaV autwn eiV to xulon.

16:25 [] Kata de to mesonuktion o PauloV kai o SilaV proseucomenoi umnoun ton Qeon× kai hkroazonto autouV oi desmioi.

16:26 Kai exaifnhV egeine seismoV megaV, wste esaleuqhsan ta qemelia tou desmwthriou, kai pareuquV hnoicqhsan pasai ai qurai kai eluqhsan pantwn ta desma.

16:27 ExupnhsaV de o desmofulax kai idwn anewgmenaV taV quraV thV fulakhV, esure macairan kai emelle na qanatwsh eauton, nomizwn oti efugon oi desmioi.

16:28 Plhn o PauloV ekraxe meta fwnhV megalhV, legwn× Mh praxhV mhden kakon eiV seauton× dioti panteV eimeqa edw.

16:29 ZhthsaV de fwta eisephdhse, kai entromoV genomenoV epesen emprosqen tou Paulou kai tou Sila,

16:30 kai ekbalwn autouV exw, eipe× Kurioi, ti prepei na kamw dia na swqw;

16:31 Oi de eipon× Pisteuson eiV ton Kurion Ihsoun Criston, kai qeleiV swqh, su kai o oikoV sou.

16:32 Kai elalhsan proV auton ton logon tou Kuriou kai proV pantaV touV en th oikia autou.

16:33 Kai paralabwn autouV en ekeinh th wra thV nuktoV, elouse taV plhgaV autwn kai ebaptisqh euquV autoV kai panteV oi autou,

16:34 kai anabibasaV autouV eiV ton oikon autou pareqhke trapezan, kai eufranqh panoiki pisteusaV eiV to Qeon.

16:35 [] Afou de egeinen hmera, esteilan oi strathgoi touV rabdoucouV, legonteV× Apoluson touV anqrwpouV ekeinouV.

16:36 Kai o desmofulax aphggeile touV logouV toutouV proV ton Paulon, legwn oti oi strathgoi esteilan dia na apoluqhte× twra loipon exelqete kai upagete en eirhnh.

16:37 All' o PauloV eipe proV autouV× Afou edeiran hmaV dhmosia cwriV na katadikasqwmen, anqrwpouV RwmaiouV ontaV, ebalon eiV fulakhn× kai twra maV ekballousi krufiwV; ouci bebaiwV, all' autoi aV elqwsi kai aV maV ekbalwsin.

16:38 Anhggeilan de proV touV strathgouV oi rabdoucoi touV logouV toutouV× kai efobhqhsan akousanteV oti einai Rwmaioi,

16:39 kai elqonteV parekalesan autouV, kai afou exebalon, parekaloun autouV na exelqwsin ek thV polewV.