Acts 16:13

And on the sabbath-day we went forth out of the city to the river side, where an oratory was by custom established; and sitting down, we spoke to the women who there assembled.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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 the first city in that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we abode in that city some days.

14And a certain woman, Lydia by name, a seller of purple, from the city of Thyatira, a worshipper of God, hearkened: whose heart the Lord thoroughly opened, to attend to the words spoken by Paul.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:2And vast multitudes were gathered together unto him, insomuch that he entered into a vessel to be seated; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

Luke 4:20And rolling up the volume, he gave it to the attendant officer, and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were attentively fixed on him.

John 8:2But early in the morning he came again to the temple, and all the people came to him; and sitting down he taught them.

Acts 13:42But when the Jews were going out of the synagogue, the Gentiles entreated that these words might be spoken to them the following sabbath.

Acts 17:2And Paul, according to his usual custom, went in to them, and for three sabbaths he reasoned with them from the scriptures,

Acts 20:7And on the first day of the week, when the disciples were assembled to break bread, Paul preached unto them (ready to depart on the morrow), and extended his 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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