Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi

The company sails from Troas to Samothrace, on to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, a Roman colony and leading city of that district of Macedonia. They stay there for several days.

W¹¹e sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis. ¹²From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.

On the Sabbath they go outside the city gate to a riverside place of prayer and speak to the women gathered there. Lydia of Thyatira listens, the Lord opens her heart to respond to Paul's message, and after she and her household are baptized she persuades the missionaries to stay at her house.

¹³On 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. ¹⁴Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. ¹⁵And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.