The Conversion of Lydia at Philippi

¹¹ So putting out to sea from Troas, we sailed a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis, ¹² and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. And we were staying in this city for some days. ¹³ And on the day of the Sabbath, we went outside the city gate beside the river, where we thought there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and^[a] spoke to the women assembled there. ¹⁴ And a certain woman named^[b] Lydia from the city of Thyatira, a merchant dealing in purple cloth who showed reverence for God, was listening. The Lord opened her^[c] heart to pay attention to what was being said by Paul. ¹⁵ And after she was baptized, and her household, she urged us,^[d] saying, “If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come to my house and^[e] stay.” And she prevailed upon us.