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Acts 16:40

Lydia
ComfortFellowship and the church

38 So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

39 They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.

After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
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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
After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
KJV
And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
WEB
They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.
ASV
And they went out of the prison, and entered into [the house] of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
DARBY
And having gone out of the prison, they came to Lydia; and having seen the brethren, they exhorted them and went away.
BLB
And having gone out of the prison, they came to Lydia, and having seen [them], they exhorted the brothers and went out.
ÅB
Så gikk de da ut av fengslet og gikk inn til Lydia, og etter at de hadde sett brødrene og formant dem, dro de avsted.
OTB
Etter å ha forlatt fengselet, dro de til Lydias hus, hvor de møtte brødrene og søstrene og oppmuntret dem. Deretter dro de videre.
B1930
Så gikk de da ut av fengslet og gikk inn til Lydia, og efterat de hadde sett brødrene og formant dem, drog de avsted.

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Cross references

  • Acts 14:22

    strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

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  • Acts 16:14

    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.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 3:2–3

    We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:16–18

    Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:3–7

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:8–12

    We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

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  • Acts 12:12–17

    And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

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  • Acts 4:23

    On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

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