Acts 16:16

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

BSB

One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.

WEB

It 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.

YLT

And it came to pass in our going on to prayer, a certain maid, having a spirit of Python, did meet us, who brought much employment to her masters by soothsaying,

F.O.G Original

(16) Now it happened, we’re going to the prayer place and a certain slave-girl having a ruach-spirit of divination meets us, who brought her master’s much profit by oracles (fortune-telling).

F.O.G

(16) Now it happened, we’re going to the prayer place and a certain slave-girl having a ruach-spirit of divination meets us, who brought her master’s much profit by oracles (fortune-telling).

F.O.G MSG

¹⁶One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we encountered a slave girl who was possessed by a demonic spirit that enabled her to tell fortunes. She earned a great deal of money for her owners through fortune-telling.ᵉ

Footnotes:

¹⁶ᵉ Fortune-telling spirit: Literally “a python spirit,” referring to the mythical serpent associated with the oracle at Delphi. This represents demonic divination.