The Conversion of Lydia
11 So, setting sail from Troas, we
1made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,
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and from there to
2Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and
3a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.
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And
4on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate
5to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we
6sat 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,
7who was a worshiper of God. The Lord
8opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
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And after she was baptized,
9and 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
10prevailed upon us.