Acts 16:13
11 We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
12 From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
- WEB
- On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And on the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where it was the custom for prayer to be, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had assembled.
- BLB
- And on the day of the Sabbaths, we went outside the city gate, by a river, where [there] was customary to be prayer. And having sat down, we began speaking to the women having gathered.
- ÅB
- På sabbatsdagen gikk vi utenfor porten, til en elv hvor de pleide å samles til bønn, og vi satte oss der og talte til de kvinner som var kommet sammen.
- OTB
- På sabbaten gikk vi utenfor byporten til elvebredden, hvor vi forventet å finne et bønnested; vi satte oss ned og begynte å tale til kvinnene som hadde samlet seg der.
- B1930
- På sabbatsdagen gikk vi utenfor porten, til en elv hvor de pleide å samles til bønn, og vi satte oss der og talte til de kvinner som var kommet sammen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 13:14
And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
Read in contextActs 21:5
But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
Read in contextColossians 1:23
if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
Read in contextActs 18:4
Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
Read in contextActs 20:7
On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
Read in contextMark 16:15
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
Read in contextGalatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextMatthew 13:2
Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
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