Acts 16:13

And on the Sabbath we went outside the town, by the river, where we had an idea that there would be a place of prayer; and, being seated, we had talk with the women who had come together.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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 .

In Context

12And from there to Philippi, which is the most important town of Macedonia and a Roman colony: and we were there for some days.

14And a certain woman named Lydia, a trader in purple cloth of the town of Thyatira, and a God-fearing woman, gave ear to us: whose heart the Lord made open to give attention to the things which Paul was saying.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:2And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.

Luke 4:20And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.

John 8:2And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.

Acts 13:42And when they went out, they made a request that these words might be said to them again on the Sabbath after.

Acts 17:2And Paul, as he generally did, went in to them, and on three Sabbath days had discussions with them from the holy Writings,

Acts 20:7And on the first day of the week, when we had come together for the holy meal, Paul gave them a talk, for it was his purpose to go away on the day after; and he went on talking till after the middle of the night.

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:7-16

Paul Invited into Macedonia; The Conversion of Lydia. 6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. 8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 10 And after he had seen the vision,… Read the whole commentary →

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