17. This girl followed Paul and us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God. They are telling you how you can be saved.”
18. She kept this up for many days. This bothered Paul, so he turned and said to the spirit, “By the power of Jesus Christ, I command you to come out of her!” Immediately, the spirit came out.
19. When the owners of the servant girl saw this, they knew that now they could not use her to make money. So they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the city rulers in the marketplace.
20. They brought Paul and Silas to the Roman rulers and said, “These men are Jews and are making trouble in our city.
21. They are teaching things that are not right for us as Romans to do.”