Acts 16:11-18

English Standard Version

The Conversion of Lydia

¹¹ So, setting sail from Troas, we ^(A)made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, ¹² and from there to ^(B)Philippi, which is a leading city of the^[a] district of Macedonia and ^(C)a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. ¹³ And ^(D)on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate ^(E)to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we ^(F)sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. ¹⁴ One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, ^(G)who was a worshiper of God. The Lord ^(H)opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. ¹⁵ And after she was baptized, ^(I)and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she ^(J)prevailed upon us.

Paul and Silas in Prison

¹⁶ As we were going to ^(K)the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had ^(L)a spirit of ^(M)divination and ^(N)brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. ¹⁷ She followed Paul and us, ^(O)crying out, “These men are ^(P)servants of ^(Q)the Most High God, who proclaim to you ^(R)the way of salvation.” ¹⁸ And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, ^(S)“I command you ^(T)in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And ^(U)it came out that very hour.