Acts 16:13

And we went out on the day of shabath without the gate of the city to the bank of the river, because there was seen a house of prayer; and sitting down we discoursed with the women who assembled there.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 Philippos, which is the head of Makedunia, and is a colony. But we were in that city certain days.

14And a certain female, a seller of purple, who feared Aloha, her name was Lydia, of Theatira the city, (was there,) whose heart our Lord opened, and she heard that which Paulos spake.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:2and great multitudes gathered near him, so that he went up and sat in a vessel; and all the multitude were standing on the shore of the sea.

Luke 4:20And he rolled the book, and gave it to the minister, and went and sat down; but the eyes of all them in the synagogue beheld him.

Acts 13:42And when they had gone out from among them, they besought of them that the next shabath they would speak to them these words.

Acts 17:2AND Paulos entered, as his custom was, with them, and three shabaths spoke to them from the scriptures,

Acts 20:7AND on the first day in the week, when we were assembled to break the eucharist, Paulos discoursed with them, because the day following he was to depart; and he prolonged his discourse until the dividing 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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