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And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.
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So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
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And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden of the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;
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and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not;
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and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
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And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
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And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
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and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a [Roman] colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days.
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And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together.
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And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul.