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When they came near the country of Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not let them.
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So they passed by Mysia and went to Troas.
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That night Paul saw in a vision a man from Macedonia. The man stood and begged, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
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After Paul had seen the vision, we immediately prepared to leave for Macedonia, understanding that God had called us to tell the Good News to those people.
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We left Troas and sailed straight to the island of Samothrace. The next day we sailed to Neapolis.
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Then we went by land to Philippi, a Roman colonyn and the leading city in that part of Macedonia. We stayed there for several days.
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On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the river where we thought we would find a special place for prayer. Some women had gathered there, so we sat down and talked with them.
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One of the listeners was a woman named Lydia from the city of Thyatira whose job was selling purple cloth. She worshiped God, and he opened her mind to pay attention to what Paul was saying.
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She and all the people in her house were baptized. Then she invited us to her home, saying, "If you think I am truly a believer in the Lord, then come stay in my house." And she persuaded us to stay with her.
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Once, while we were going to the place for prayer, a servant girl met us. She had a special spiritn in her, and she earned a lot of money for her owners by telling fortunes.
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This girl followed Paul and us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God. They are telling you how you can be saved."