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16 Now it happened in our going to the prayer that a certain girl having a spirit of Python met us, who was bringing her masters much gain by fortune-telling. 17 Having followed Paul and us, she was crying out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you⁺ the way of salvation!” 18 And she continued this for many days. And Paul, having been distressed and having turned, said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out from her!” And it came out the same hour. 19 And her masters, having seen that their hope of profit was gone, having taken hold of Paul and Silas, dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. 20 And having brought them up to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city 21 and proclaim customs not lawful for us, being Romans, to accept nor to practice.” 22 And the crowd rose up together against them, and the magistrates, having torn off their garments, were commanding that they be beaten with rods. 23 And having laid many blows on them, they cast them into prison, having charged the jailer to keep them securely, 24 who, having received such an order, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. Acts 16:16-24, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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