Acts 16:13
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And upon the Sabbath day, we went forth without the gate by a river side, where it seemed that there was prayer: and sitting down, we spoke to the women that were assembled.

on.

Acts 13:14,42 But they, passing through Perge, came to Antioch in Pisidia: and, entering into the Synagogue on the sabbath day, they sat down. . . .

Acts 17:2 And Paul, according to his custom, went in unto them. And for three sabbath days he reasoned with them out of the scriptures:

Acts 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, bringing in the name of the Lord Jesus. And he persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

Acts 20:7 And on the first day of the week, when we were assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, being to depart on the morrow. And he continued his speech until midnight.

sabbath.

Luke 13:10 And he was teaching in their synagogue on their sabbath.

and we.

Acts 16:6 And when they had passed through Phrygia and the country of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia.

Acts 21:5 And the days being expired, departing we went forward, they all bringing us on our way, with their wives and children, till we were out of the city. And we kneeled down on the shore: and we prayed.

Matthew 5:1,2 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him. . . .

Matthew 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore.

Luke 4:20,21 And when he had folded the book, he restored it to the minister and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. . . .

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

spake.

Mark 16:15 And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek: there is neither bond nor free: there is neither male nor female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1:23 If so ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and immoveable from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, which is preached in all the creation that is under heaven: whereof I Paul am made a minister.

Context
Lydia's Conversion in Philippi
12And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were in this city some days conferring together. 13And upon the Sabbath day, we went forth without the gate by a river side, where it seemed that there was prayer: and sitting down, we spoke to the women that were assembled. 14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, did hear: whose heart the Lord opened to attend to those things which were said by Paul.…
Cross References
Acts 9:20
And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the son of God.

Acts 13:14
But they, passing through Perge, came to Antioch in Pisidia: and, entering into the Synagogue on the sabbath day, they sat down.

Acts 16:16
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain girl having a pythonical spirit met us, who brought to her masters much gain by divining.

Lexicon
On the
Τῇ (Tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Sabbath
σαββάτων (sabbatōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4521: The Sabbath, a week.

we went
ἐξήλθομεν (exēlthomen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.

outside
ἔξω (exō)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1854: Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

city gate
πύλης (pylēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4439: A gate. Apparently a primary word; a gate, i.e. The leaf or wing of a folding entrance.

along
παρὰ (para)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.

[the] river,
ποταμὸν (potamon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4215: A river, torrent, stream. Probably from a derivative of the alternate of pino; a current, brook or freshet, i.e. Running water.

where [it]
οὗ (hou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3757: Where, whither, when, in what place. Genitive case of hos as adverb; at which place, i.e. Where.

was customary
ἐνομίζομεν (enomizomen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3543: From nomos; properly, to do by law, i.e. To accustom; by extension, to deem or regard.

to find
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

[a place of] prayer.
προσευχὴν (proseuchēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4335: From proseuchomai; prayer; by implication, an oratory.

[After]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

sitting down,
καθίσαντες (kathisantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.

we spoke
ἐλαλοῦμεν (elaloumen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

to the
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

women
γυναιξίν (gynaixin)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

who had gathered [there].
συνελθούσαις (synelthousais)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4905: From sun and erchomai; to convene, depart in company with, associate with, or, cohabit.


Additional Translations
On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.

And on the day of the Sabbaths, we went forth outside the city gate, by a river, where there was customary to be a place of prayer. And having sat down, we began speaking to the women having gathered.

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 spoke to the women which resorted thither.

And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together.

And on the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where it was the custom for prayer to be, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had assembled.

And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which were come together.

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 spoke to the women who resorted thither.

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.

On the Sabbath day we went forth outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down, and spoke to the women who had come together.

on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together,
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