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Lydia Becomes a Christian

11 We left Troas in a ship, and we sailed straight to the island of Samothrace. The next day we sailed to Neapolis.[a] 12 Then we went by land to Philippi, the leading city in that part of Macedonia. It is also a Roman colony.[b] We stayed there for several days.

13 On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the river. There we thought we would find a special place for prayer. Some women had gathered there, so we sat down and talked with them.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:11 Neapolis City in Macedonia. It was the first city Paul visited on the continent of Europe.
  2. 16:12 Roman colony A town begun by Romans with Roman laws, customs and privileges.

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