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Acts 16:14-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Acts 16:14-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
14 A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was spoken by Paul.(A) 15 After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.”(B) And she persuaded us.
Paul and Silas in Prison
16 Once, as we were on our way to prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit of prediction.[a](C) She made a large profit for her owners by fortune-telling.
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- Acts 16:16 Or a spirit by which she predicted the future
Acts 16:14-16
New International Version
Acts 16:14-16
New International Version
14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira(A) named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart(B) to respond to Paul’s message. 15 When she and the members of her household(C) were baptized,(D) 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.
Paul and Silas in Prison
16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer,(E) we were met by a female slave who had a spirit(F) by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling.
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