Acts 16:13

And on the sabbath, we went forth out of the gate by a river side, where was wont to be a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spoke to the women who came together.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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 thence to Philippi, which is a chief city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we continued in that city certain days.

14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:2And great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into the ship and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

Luke 4:20And rolling up the book he gave it again to the servant, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

John 8:2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him; and having sat down, he was teaching them.

Acts 13:42And as they were going out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them on the next sabbath.

Acts 17:2And Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

Acts 20:7And on the first day of the week, we having come together to break bread, Paul discoursed to them (being about to depart on the morrow), and continued the discourse until midnight.

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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