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And the churches were confirmed in faith and increased in number daily.
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And when they had passed through Phrygia and the country of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia.
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And when they were come into Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia: and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not.
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And when they had passed through Mysia, they went down to Troas.
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And a vision was shewed to Paul in the night, which was a man of Macedonia standing and beseeching him and saying: Pass over into Macedonia and help us.
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And as soon as he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia: being assured that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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And sailing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the day following to Neapolis.
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And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were in this city some days conferring together.
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And upon the Sabbath day, we went forth without the gate by a river side, where it seemed that there was prayer: and sitting down, we spoke to the women that were assembled.
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And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, did hear: whose heart the Lord opened to attend to those things which were said by Paul.
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And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying: If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide there. And she constrained us.