16It happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.
17The same, following after Paul and us, cried out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation!"
18This she did for many days. But Paul, becoming distressed, turned and said to the spirit, "I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" It came out that very hour.
19But 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.
20When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,
21and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."
22The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.
