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10 After he had seen the vision, we immediately endeavored to go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them. 11 Therefore, setting sail from Troas, we came by a straight course to Samothracia, and, on the following day, to Neapolis, 12 and thence to Philippi, which is the first city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony. We remained in that city some days: 13 and on the sabbath-day we went out of the city to the side of a river, where, as usual, was the house of prayer; and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. 14 And a certain woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things that were spoken by Paul. 15 And when she and her household had been immersed, she be sought us, saying: If you judge me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and make it your home. And she constrained us. 16 And it came to pass, that as we were going to the house of prayer, there met us a certain maid-servant that had a spirit of Python, who brought much gain to her masters, by giving responses. 17 She followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying: These men are the servants of the most High God, who show us the way of salvation. Acts 16:10-17, Anderson New Testament. Public domain.
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