1 Paul went to Derbe and Lystra. He met a helper named Tim. Tim’s mom loved God. His dad was Greek. ♂️️ 2 People in Lystra and Iconium said Tim was a good man. 3 Paul wanted Tim to come with him. Paul helped Tim follow their rules so people would listen. 4 They went to each town and told the church rules from the leaders. ️️ 5 The churches got strong in faith, and more people were saved each day. ⛪ 6 They went through Phrygia and Galatia. God’s Holy Spirit did not let them talk in Asia. ⛔ 7 They tried to go to Bithynia, but God’s Holy Spirit said no. ️ 8 So they went by Mysia and went down to Troas. ➡️ 9 At night, Paul had a dream. A man from Macedonia said, Come help us. ♂️ 10 We knew God wanted us to go, so we got ready at once to sail to Macedonia. ⛵✅ 11 We sailed from Troas to Samothrace, then to Neapolis the next day. ⛵ 12 We went to Philippi, a big city in Macedonia. We stayed there for some days. ️ 13 On the rest day, we went by the river to pray. We sat and talked with the women there. ️ 14 A woman named Lydia listened. She sold purple cloth. God opened her heart to Paul’s words. ❤️ 15 Lydia and her family were baptized. She said, Please stay at my house, and she made us come. 16 We were going to pray. A slave girl with a bad spirit met us. She made money for her bosses by telling people what would happen. ♂️ 17 She followed us and yelled, These men serve the Most High God. They tell you how to be saved. ️ 18 She did this for many days. Paul was upset and said, In Jesus’ name, come out! The bad spirit left at once. ✝️️➡️ 19 Her bosses saw their money was gone. They grabbed Paul and Silas and took them to the city leaders. ♂️ 20 They said to the leaders, These men are making trouble in our city. ️⚠️ 21 They said, They teach rules we Romans cannot do. ️ 22 The crowd hit Paul and Silas. The leaders tore their clothes and said, Beat them with sticks. ➡️ 23 After many hits, they put them in jail and told the guard, Keep them safe. ️ 24 The guard put them in the deep room and locked their feet. 25 At night, Paul and Silas prayed and sang to God. The other people in jail listened. 26 A big quake came. The jail shook. Doors opened. Chains fell off. ⛓️ 27 The guard woke up, saw the doors open, and was about to hurt himself. He thought all ran away. ️ 28 Paul yelled, Do not hurt yourself! We are all here! ️✋ 29 The guard called for lights, ran in, and shook with fear. He fell down by Paul and Silas. ♂️ 30 He took them out and said, What must I do to be saved? ❓ 31 Paul and Silas said, Believe in the Lord Jesus. He will save you and your home. ✝️ 32 They told God’s word to him and to his family. 33 That hour, the guard washed their cuts. At once he and his family were baptized. 34 He took them to his house and gave them food. He was very glad, because he now trusted God, and his family too. 35 In the morning, the leaders sent the police to say, Let those men go. ️♂️ 36 The guard told Paul, The leaders say you can go. Come out and go in peace. ️️ 37 Paul said, They hit us in public with no trial. We are Roman men. Now they want to hide it? No. Tell them to come and take us out. ️✋ 38 The police told the leaders. The leaders were afraid when they heard Paul and Silas were Roman. 39 They came and said sorry. They took them out and asked them to leave the city. 40 Paul and Silas left the jail. They visited Lydia. They helped the believers. Then they went on. ♂️❤️