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Acts 16:13-16 (MSG)

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¹³ On the Sabbath, we left the city and went down along the river where we had heard there was to be a prayer meeting. We took our place with the women who had gathered there and talked with them. ¹⁴ One woman, Lydia, was from Thyatira and a dealer in expensive textiles, known to be a God-fearing woman. As she listened with intensity to what was being said, the Master gave her a trusting heart--and she believed! ¹⁵ After she was baptized, along with everyone in her household, she said in a surge of hospitality, "If you're confident that I'm in this with you and believe in the Master truly, come home with me and be my guests." We hesitated, but she wouldn't take no ¹⁶ One day, on our way to the place of prayer, a slave girl ran into us. She was a psychic and, with her fortunetelling, made a lot of money for the people who owned her.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 14) Baptism / Conversions - Lydia - responded to the message and her household was baptized
(v. 15) Baptism / Conversions - Lydia - responded to the message and her household was baptized

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 13) Teach Us To Pray - Unity with Others (2008-09-11)
(v. 14) Teach Us To Pray - Unity with Others (2008-09-11)
(v. 15) Teach Us To Pray - Unity with Others (2008-09-11)
(v. 16) Teach Us To Pray - Unity with Others (2008-09-11)

Definition(s):
Thyatira (Thigh-a-ty-ra): a perfume; sacrifice of labor