Acts 16:11–17

The Conversion of Lydia at Philippi

¹¹So putting out to sea from Troas, we sailed a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis, ¹²and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. And we were staying in this city for some days. ¹³And on the day of the Sabbath, we went outside the city gate beside the river, where we thought there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and^* spoke to the women assembled there. ¹⁴And a certain woman named^c Lydia from the city of Thyatira, a merchant dealing in purple cloth who showed reverence for God, was listening. The Lord opened her^d heart to pay attention to what was being said by Paul. ¹⁵And after she was baptized, and her household, she urged us,^* saying, “If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come to my house and^* stay.” And she prevailed upon us.

Paul and Silas Imprisoned

¹⁶And it happened that as^* we were going to the place of prayer, a certain female slave who had a spirit of divination^e met us, who was bringing a large profit to her owners by^* fortune-telling. ¹⁷She followed Paul and us and^* was crying out, saying, “These men are slaves of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”