7
And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but
1the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
8
So, passing by Mysia, they went down
2to Troas.
9
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us. ”
10
And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately
3we 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
4made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,
12
and from there to
5Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and
6a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.
13
And
7on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate
8to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we
9sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
14
One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods,
10who was a worshiper of God. The Lord
11opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
15
And after she was baptized,
12and 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
13prevailed upon us.
Paul and Silas in Prison
16 As we were going to
14the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had
15a spirit of
16divination and
17brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling.
17
She followed Paul and us,
18crying out, “These men are
19servants of
20the Most High God, who proclaim to you
21the way of salvation. ”