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13 and on the sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer;[a] and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. 14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyati′ra, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to give heed to what was said by Paul. 15 And when she was baptized, with her household, she besought us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.

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  1. 16.13 Being a Roman colony, Philippi had no synagogue within its walls.

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