Study it in the app“And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, was listening; the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was spoken by Paul.”
Andκαίa certainτιςwomanγυνὴnamedὀνόματιLydia,Λυδίαa seller of purple clothπορφυρόπωλιςfrom the cityπόλεωςof Thyatira,Θυατείρωνa worshiperσεβομένηof God,τὸν θεόνwas listening;ἤκουενthe Lordὁ κύριοςopenedδιήνοιξενherἧςheartτὴν καρδίανto pay attentionπροσέχεινto what was spokenτοῖς λαλουμένοιςbyὑπὸPaul.τοῦ Παύλου
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynē” appearsname
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appearsLydia
Lydia, a woman from Thyatira who sold purple cloth in Philippi.
Where else “Lydia” appearsseller of purple
Seller of purple: a dealer in cloth dyed with that costly color.
Where else “porphyropōlis” appearscity, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appearsThyatira
See it on the mapWhere else “Thyateirōn” appearsworship
Worship, revere God.
Where else “sebomenē” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appearslisten
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “ēkouen” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appearsopen
Open fully: eyes, heavens, heart, understanding.
Where else “diēnoixen” appearsheart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardian” appearspay attention
To fix one's mind on something or someone and take it into account.
Where else “prosechein” appearsspeak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “laloumenois” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appearsThyatira
Today: Akhisar (Thyatira), Turkey
A city in western Turkey today, about 37 miles (60 km) inland from the Aegean Sea.
Lydia, a seller of purple cloth, was from there (Acts 16:14). It is one of the seven assemblies of Asia (Rev 2:18-19).
13And on the day of the Sabbath we went out outside the gate beside a river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and sitting down, we were speaking to the women who had gathered.
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15And when she was immersed, and her household, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
1. What it says
What do Paul and Silas do at midnight in prison, and what happens afterward? (vv. 25-26)
2. What it means
Why does the jailer ask what he must do, and how do Paul and Silas answer him? (vv. 27-31)
3. How I live it
Paul and Silas prayed and sang on a very hard night (v. 25). What gives you courage when you go through a night like that?
