⁶ Ezra praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands^(A) and responded, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

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.