Acts 16:6–15

The Macedonian Call

⁶Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of ^hGalatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in ¹Asia. ⁷After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the ²Spirit did not permit them. ⁸So passing by Mysia, they ⁱcame down to Troas. ⁹And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A ^jman of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” ¹⁰Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go ^kto Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Lydia Baptized at Philippi

¹¹Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis, ¹²and from there to ^lPhilippi, which is the ³foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days. ¹³And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there. ¹⁴Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of ^mThyatira, who worshiped God. ⁿThe Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. ¹⁵And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” So ^oshe persuaded us.