Matthew(i)
16 And it fortuned as we went to prayer, a certayne damsell possessed with a spirite that prophesyeth, met vs, which brought her mayster and maysters muche vauntage with prophesiynge.
17 The same folowed Paul and vs, & cryed, saiynge: These men are the seruauntes of the moste hye God, which shew vnto vs that waye of saluacyon.
18 And thys dyd she manye dayes. But Paule not content turned aboute, and sayed to the spirite: I commaunde the in the name of Iesu Christe, that thou come oute of her. And he came out the same houre.
19 And when her maister and maysters saw, that the hope of theyr gaynes was gone, they caughte Paule and Sylas, and drue them into the market place vnto the rulars,
20 & brought them to the offycers saiynges: These men trouble oure citie, whiche are Iewes,
21 and preache ordinaunces whiche are not laufull for vs to receyue, neyther to obserue, seynge we are Romayns.
22 And the people came on them, and the offycers rent theyr clothes, and commaunded them to be beaten with roddes.
23 And when thei had beaten them sore, they caste them into pryson, commaundynge the iayler to kepe them surelye.
24 Which iaylar when he had receyued such commaundemente thruste them into the ynner pryson, and made theyr fete fast in the stockes.
25 At mydnyght Paule and Sylas prayed, & lauded God. And the prysoners hearde them.
26 And sodenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundacion of the pryson was shaken, and by and by all the dores opened, and euery mannes bondes were loused.
27 When the keper of the pryson waked oute of hys slepe, and sawe the pryson dores open, he drue oute hys swearde, and woulde haue kylled hym selfe, supposynge the prysoners had bene fled.
28 But Paule cryed with a lowde voyce, saiyng: do thy selfe no harme, for we are all here.