During the night Paul had a vision(A) of a man of Macedonia(B) standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 After Paul had seen the vision, we(C) got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel(D) to them.

Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi

11 From Troas(E) we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. 12 From there we traveled to Philippi,(F) a Roman colony and the leading city of that district[a] of Macedonia.(G) And we stayed there several days.

13 On the Sabbath(H) we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira(I) named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart(J) to respond to Paul’s message. 15 When she and the members of her household(K) were baptized,(L) she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:12 The text and meaning of the Greek for the leading city of that district are uncertain.

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