in the province of Asia.
016:007 When they reached the frontier of Mysia, they were about to
enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit this.
016:008 So, passing along Mysia, they came to Troas.
016:009 Here, one night, Paul saw a vision. There was a Macedonian
who was standing, entreating him and saying, "Come over into
Macedonia and help us."
016:010 So when he had seen the vision, we immediately looked
out for an opportunity of passing on into Macedonia,
confidently inferring that God had called us to proclaim
the Good News to the people there.
016:011 Accordingly we put out to sea from Troas, and ran a straight
course to Samothrace. The next day we came to Neapolis,
016:012 and thence to Philippi, which is a city in Macedonia,
the first in its district, a Roman colony. And there we
stayed some little time.
016:013 On the Sabbath we went beyond the city gate to the riverside,
where we had reason to believe that there was a place for prayer;
and sitting down we talked with the women who had come together.
016:014 Among our hearers was one named Lydia, a dealer in purple goods.
She belonged to the city of Thyateira, and was a worshipper
of the true God. The Lord opened her heart, so that she gave
attention to what Paul was saying.
016:015 When she and her household had been baptized, she urged us,
saying, "If in your judgement I am a believer in the Lord,
come and stay at my house." And she made us go there.
016:016 One day, as we were on our way to the place of prayer, a slave
girl met us who claimed to be inspired and was accustomed
to bring her owners large profits by telling fortunes.
016:017 She kept following close behind Paul and the rest of us,