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Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi

11 So setting sail from (A)Troas, we ran (B)a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis; 12 and from there to (C)Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of (D)Macedonia, (E)a Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days. 13 And on (F)the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and sitting down, we began speaking to the women who had assembled. 14 And a woman named Lydia, from the city of (G)Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, (H)a worshiper of God, was listening, whose heart the Lord (I)opened to pay attention to the things spoken by Paul. 15 And when she and (J)her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.

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Lydia of Philippi Believes in Jesus

11 We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis. 12 From there we reached Philippi, a major city of that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. And we stayed there several days.

13 On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there. 14 One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying. 15 She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests. “If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my home.” And she urged us until we agreed.

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