Acts 16:10-17 ▼

10 And, when he saw the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the Good News to them.

11 Having set sail, therefore, from Troas, we ran in a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis;

12 and thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of the district of Macedonia, a colony. And we were tarrying in this city certain days.

13 And, on the sabbath day, we went forth without the gate by a river, where we were supposing there was a place of prayer; and, sitting down, we were speaking to the women who had assembled together.

14 And a certain woman, Lydia by name, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, was listening, whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul.

15 And, when she was immersed, and her household, she besought us , saying, "If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, abide there ." And she constrained us.

16 And it came to pass, as we were on our way to the place of prayer, that a certain damsel, having a spirit of divination, met us; who, indeed, was bringing to her masters much gain by sooth-saying.

17 The same, following after Paul and us, kept crying, saying, "These men are servants of the Most High God; who, indeed, declare to you a way of salvation."