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And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately
1we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
The Conversion of Lydia
11 So, setting sail from Troas, we
2made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,
12
and from there to
3Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and
4a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.
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And
5on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate
6to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we
7sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
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One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods,
8who was a worshiper of God. The Lord
9opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
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And after she was baptized,
10and her household as well, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." And she
11prevailed upon us.
Paul and Silas in Prison
16 As we were going to
12the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had
13a spirit of
14divination and
15brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling.
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She followed Paul and us,
16crying out, "These men are
17servants of
18the Most High God, who proclaim to you
19the way of salvation."