Acts 16 — Overview

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Acts 16:1, Paul having circumcised Timothy, Acts 16:7, and being called by the Spirit from one country to another, Acts 16:14. converts Lydia, Acts 16:16. and casts out a spirit of divination; Acts 16:19, for which cause he and Silas are whipped and imprisoned; Acts 16:25, The prison doors are opened; Acts 16:31, The jailor is converted, Acts 16:35.

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