Acts Chapter 16 — Paul and Silas in Prison Quiz Flashcards

#1

What was the primary reason Paul and Silas were arrested in Philippi?

📖 Acts 16:16-21

#2

Who was the first European convert to Christianity mentioned in Acts 16?

📖 Acts 16:14-15

#3

What supernatural event occurred that led to the Philippian jailer's conversion?

📖 Acts 16:26

#4

What was the jailer's first action after the earthquake and his conversion?

📖 Acts 16:33

#5

What notable claim did Paul make to the magistrates after his release from prison?

📖 Acts 16:37-39

#6

Where did Paul have a vision that called him to Macedonia?

📖 Acts 16:8-9

#7

What was the significance of Lydia's household in Acts 16?

📖 Acts 16:14-15

#8

Who was with Paul at Philippi and served as his companion throughout the events in Acts 16?

📖 Acts 16:1-3

#2

Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth

Lydia was a worshiper of God from Thyatira who dealt in purple cloth; she was converted after hearing Paul's message at a prayer meeting by the river and became the first European convert recorded in Acts.

Acts 16:14-15

#1

They were accused of teaching unlawful customs contrary to Roman law

Paul and Silas were arrested because they cast a demon out of a slave girl, which angered her owners who could no longer profit from her fortune-telling ability; they brought accusations against Paul and Silas to the magistrates, claiming they taught unlawful customs.

Acts 16:16-21

#4

He brought Paul and Silas out of the prison and washed their wounds

After the earthquake and realizing he should not harm himself, the jailer brought Paul and Silas out and washed their wounds, demonstrating his immediate care and conversion.

Acts 16:33

#3

An earthquake shook the foundations of the prison, opening all the doors and loosening everyone's chains

A violent earthquake shook the prison's foundations, causing all the doors to open and the chains of every prisoner to come loose, which prompted the jailer to ask Paul and Silas about salvation.

Acts 16:26

#6

Troas

Paul was in Troas when he had a vision of a man from Macedonia begging him to come help them, which prompted Paul to travel to Philippi.

Acts 16:8-9

#5

He claimed Roman citizenship and demanded an apology for their treatment

Paul revealed that he and Silas were Roman citizens and had been beaten and imprisoned without trial, which was illegal; the magistrates were alarmed and apologized.

Acts 16:37-39

#8

Silas and Timothy

Silas and Timothy were Paul's companions at Philippi; they are mentioned with Paul throughout the events of Acts 16, including the arrest and imprisonment.

Acts 16:1-3

#7

She and her entire household were baptized, and she became a host for Paul and Silas

Lydia's entire household was baptized along with her, and she urged Paul and Silas to stay at her home, making her house a base for ministry in Philippi.

Acts 16:14-15

#9

What was the occupation of the slave girl with the spirit of divination?

📖 Acts 16:16

#10

What happened when Paul and Silas sang hymns in the prison at midnight?

📖 Acts 16:25-26

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#10

The other prisoners listened to them, and an earthquake occurred

Paul and Silas sang hymns and prayed at midnight while in the inner prison; the other prisoners were listening when suddenly a violent earthquake shook the prison foundations.

Acts 16:25-26

#9

She was a fortune-teller whose owners profited from her predictions

The slave girl had a spirit of divination by which she brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling; when Paul cast out the spirit, her owners became angry because they lost their source of income.

Acts 16:16

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