Acts 16 - Quote Cards

Question 1

16:3

Answer 1

so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek.

Question 2

16:7

Answer 2

Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed north for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go there.

Question 3

16:8

Answer 3

So instead, they went on through Mysia to the seaport of Troas.

Question 4

16:6

Answer 4

Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time.

Question 5

16:5

Answer 5

So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day.

Question 6

16:4

Answer 6

Then they went from town to town, instructing the believers to follow the decisions made by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.

Question 7

16:2

Answer 7

Timothy was well thought of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium,

Question 8

16:9

Answer 8

That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”

Question 9

16:1

Answer 9

Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek.

Question 10

16:19

Answer 10

Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.

Question 11

16:10

Answer 11

So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there.

Question 12

16:13

Answer 12

On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there.

Question 13

16:11

Answer 13

We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis.

Question 14

16:18

Answer 14

This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he turned and said to the demon within her, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And instantly it left her.

Question 15

16:15

Answer 15

She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests. “If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my home.” And she urged us until we agreed.

Question 16

16:12

Answer 16

From there we reached Philippi, a major city of that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. And we stayed there several days.

Question 17

16:17

Answer 17

She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved.”

Question 18

16:16

Answer 18

One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling fortunes.

Question 19

16:14

Answer 19

One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.

Question 20

16:28

Answer 20

But Paul shouted to him, “Stop! Don’t kill yourself! We are all here!”

Question 21

16:25

Answer 21

Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.

Question 22

16:24

Answer 22

So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.

Question 23

16:21

Answer 23

“They are teaching customs that are illegal for us Romans to practice.”

Question 24

16:22

Answer 24

A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods.

Question 25

16:20

Answer 25

“The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!” they shouted to the city officials.

Question 26

16:23

Answer 26

They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape.

Question 27

16:26

Answer 27

Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!

Question 28

16:27

Answer 28

The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself.

Question 29

16:29

Answer 29

The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.

Question 30

16:39

Answer 30

So they came to the jail and apologized to them. Then they brought them out and begged them to leave the city.

Question 31

16:38

Answer 31

When the police reported this, the city officials were alarmed to learn that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

Question 32

16:34

Answer 32

He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God.

Question 33

16:30

Answer 33

Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

Question 34

16:36

Answer 34

So the jailer told Paul, “The city officials have said you and Silas are free to leave. Go in peace.”

Question 35

16:37

Answer 35

But Paul replied, “They have publicly beaten us without a trial and put us in prison-and we are Roman citizens. So now they want us to leave secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves to release us!”

Question 36

16:40

Answer 36

When Paul and Silas left the prison, they returned to the home of Lydia. There they met with the believers and encouraged them once more. Then they left town.

Question 37

16:31

Answer 37

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”

Question 38

16:32

Answer 38

And they shared the word of the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household.

Question 39

16:35

Answer 39

The next morning the city officials sent the police to tell the jailer, “Let those men go!”

Question 40

16:33

Answer 40

Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized.