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And a visionappeared to Paulin the night; There stood* a manofMacedonia, and prayedhim*, saying, Come overintoMacedonia, and helpus.
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Andafter he had seen the vision,immediately we endeavoured to gointoMacedonia, assuredly gatheringthat the Lord had calledus for to preach the gospel unto them.
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ThereforeloosingfromTroas, we came with a straight coursetoSamothracia,and the next day toNeapolis;
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And from thencetoPhilippi,whichis the chief[a]city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony:and we wereinthatcityabidingcertaindays.
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And on the sabbath[b]wewent out of the cityby a river side,whereprayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
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And a certainwomannamedLydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshippedGod,heard us: whoseheart the Lordopened, that she attended unto the things which were spokenofPaul.
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Andwhen she was baptized, andherhousehold, she besought us, saying, If ye have judgedme to befaithful to the Lord,comeintomyhouse, and abide there. And she constrainedus.
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And it came to pass, as wewenttoprayer, a certaindamselpossessed with a spirit of divination[c]metus,whichbroughthermastersmuchgain by soothsaying:
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The samefollowedPaulandus, and cried, saying, Thesemenare the servants of the most highGod,whichshew unto us the way of salvation.
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Andthis did she*manydays.ButPaul, being grieved, turnedandsaid to the spirit, I commandtheein the name of JesusChrist to come out ofher.And he came out the samehour.
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And when hermasterssawthat the hope of theirgains was gone, they caughtPaulandSilas, and drew them into the marketplace[d]unto the rulers,