What happened to the slave girl in Philippi?

• A. Paul cast out the spirit of divination that possessed her.
• B. She became a Christian immediately.
• C. She fled the city with her master.
• D. Paul healed her from blindness.

Answer: (A)

The main idea is Paul exercising authority over a demon and the immediate removal of the spirit that was controlling the slave girl. In Philippi, a slave girl who was possessed by a spirit of divination followed Paul and Silas, and Paul, through the power of Jesus, commanded the spirit to come out of her. It left her at once, freeing her from the fortune-telling ability that her owners depended on for income.

This act shows the decisive power of Christ over spiritual forces and sets off the next events in the narrative: the owners lose their source of income, they accuse Paul and Silas before the authorities, and the ensuing turmoil leads to their imprisonment and ultimately the conversion of the jailer.

The other options don’t fit this account: she wasn’t described as becoming a Christian right away, there’s no healing of blindness involved, and there’s no mention of her fleeing the city with her master.