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13 and on the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the bank of the [Gangites] river, where we thought there would be a [a]place of prayer, and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had come there.

First Convert in Europe

14 A woman named [b]Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in [c]purple fabrics who was [already] a worshiper of God, listened to us; and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention and to respond to the things said by Paul. 15 And when she was baptized, along with her household, she pleaded with us, saying, “If you have judged me and decided that I am faithful to the Lord [a true believer], come to my house and stay.” And she persuaded us.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:13 Apparently there were not enough Jews living in Philippi to establish a synagogue.
  2. Acts 16:14 The first recorded believer in Europe.
  3. Acts 16:14 This was an important and valuable fabric, having great demand, being used on the official toga in Rome and its colonies.

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