Acts 16:10-17

10 As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi

11 We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis. ¹

12 From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. ^[a] And we stayed there several days.

13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.

14 Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

Paul and Silas Imprisoned

16 One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, ^[b] who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.

17 This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

Cross References

• 1. (Revelation 2:18–29)

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally we went to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia—a colony
• [b]. Greek a spirit of Python; that is, a spirit of divination named after the mythical serpent slain by Apollo