Acts 16:5-15

⁵So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.

⁶And after they had gone through the land of Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit did not let them take the word into Asia;

⁷And having come to Mysia, they made an attempt to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not let them;

⁸And going past Mysia, they came down to Troas.

⁹And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of Macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.

¹⁰And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.

¹¹So, from Troas we went straight by ship to Samothrace and the day after to Neapolis;

¹²And from there to Philippi, which is the most important town of Macedonia and a Roman colony: and we were there for some days.

¹³And on the Sabbath we went outside the town, by the river, where we had an idea that there would be a place of prayer; and, being seated, we had talk with the women who had come together.

¹⁴And a certain woman named Lydia, a trader in purple cloth of the town of Thyatira, and a God-fearing woman, gave ear to us: whose heart the Lord made open to give attention to the things which Paul was saying.

¹⁵And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come.