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13 And on the day of the Sabbath, we went outside the gate beside a river where we were supposing that there was a place of prayer[a]. And having sat-down, we were speaking to the women having come together. 14 And a certain woman worshiping God— Lydia by name, a purple-fabric-dealer from the city of Thyatira— was listening, whose heart the Lord opened to pay-attention-to the things being spoken by Paul. 15 And when she and her household were baptized, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be a believer[b] in the Lord, then having entered into my house, be staying with me”. And she prevailed-upon us.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:13 There were apparently not enough Jews in this Roman colony to have a synagogue (ten men were required).
  2. Acts 16:15 Or, faithful to, trustworthy in.

13 On the Sabbath(A) we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira(B) named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart(C) to respond to Paul’s message. 15 When she and the members of her household(D) were baptized,(E) she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

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