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And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, that a certain maid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying.

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The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation.

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And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.

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But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,

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and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

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and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.

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

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

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