⁷ Then he left the synagogue^[a] and went to the house of a man named Titius^[b] Justus, a worshiper of God; his house was next door to the synagogue.^(A)

¹⁴ A certain woman named Lydia, a worshiper of God, was listening to us; she was from the city of Thyatira and a dealer in purple cloth. The Lord opened her heart to listen eagerly to what was said by Paul.

¹¹ And Jesus who is called Justus greets you. These are the only ones of the circumcision among my coworkers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.

⁴ Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.^(A)

⁴² As Paul and Barnabas^[a] were going out, the people urged them to speak about these things again the next Sabbath.

²² They answered, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous^[a] and God-fearing man who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish people, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say.”^(A)

² He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God.