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Acts 16:4 - 15
And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep,
which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. 5So the churches
were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
The Macedonian Call
6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were
forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7After they had come
to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. 8So
passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9And a vision appeared to Paul in
the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to
Macedonia and help us." 10Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we
sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to
them.
Lydia Baptized at Philippi
11 Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and
the next day came to Neapolis, 12and from there to Philippi, which is the
foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for
some days. 13And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside,
where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there.
14Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city
of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by
Paul. 15And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying,
"If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay."
So she persuaded us.
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