^{15 Ref} and when she was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, `If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, remain;' and she constrained us.

^{16 Ref} And it came to pass in our going on to prayer, a certain maid, having a spirit of Python, did meet us, who brought much employment to her masters by soothsaying,

^{17 Ref} she having followed Paul and us, was crying, saying, `These men are servants of the Most High God, who declare to us a way of salvation;'

^{18 Ref} and this she was doing for many days, but Paul having been grieved, and having turned, said to the spirit, `I command thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come forth from her;' and it came forth the same hour.

^{19 Ref} And her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas, drew `them' to the market-place, unto the rulers,

^{20 Ref} and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, `These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;

^{21 Ref} and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

^{22 Ref} And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat `them' with rods,

^{23 Ref} many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,

^{24 Ref} who such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks.

^{25 Ref} And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them,

^{26 Ref} and suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, opened also presently were all the doors, and of all -- the bands were loosed;

^{27 Ref} and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,

^{28 Ref} and Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, `Thou mayest not do thyself any harm, for we are all here.'

^{29 Ref} And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,

^{30 Ref} and having brought them forth, said, `Sirs, what must I do -- that I may be saved?'

^{31 Ref} and they said, `Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved -- thou and thy house;'

^{32 Ref} and they spake to him the word of the Lord, and to all those in his household;

^{33 Ref} and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe `them' from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently,