16:1 He also came to Derbe ¹  and to Lystra. ²  A disciple ³  named Timothy was there, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, ⁴  but whose father was a Greek. ⁵  16:2 The brothers in Lystra ⁶  and Iconium ⁷  spoke well ⁸  of him. ⁹  16:3 Paul wanted Timothy ¹⁰  to accompany him, and he took ¹¹  him and circumcised ¹²  him because of the Jews who were in those places, ¹³  for they all knew that his father was Greek. ¹⁴  16:4 As they went through the towns, ¹⁵  they passed on ¹⁶  the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem ¹⁷  for the Gentile believers ¹⁸  to obey. ¹⁹  16:5 So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day. ²⁰ 

16:6 They went through the region of Phrygia ²¹  and Galatia, ²²  having been prevented ²³  by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message ²⁴  in the province of Asia. ²⁵  16:7 When they came to ²⁶  Mysia, ²⁷  they attempted to go into Bithynia, ²⁸  but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow ²⁹  them to do this, ³⁰  16:8 so they passed through ³¹  Mysia ³²  and went down to Troas. ³³  16:9 A ³⁴  vision appeared to Paul during the night: A Macedonian man was standing there ³⁵  urging him, ³⁶  “Come over ³⁷  to Macedonia ³⁸  and help us!” 16:10 After Paul ³⁹  saw the vision, we attempted ⁴⁰  immediately to go over to Macedonia, ⁴¹  concluding that God had called ⁴²  us to proclaim the good news to them.

16:11 We put out to sea ⁴³  from Troas ⁴⁴  and sailed a straight course ⁴⁵  to Samothrace, ⁴⁶  the next day to Neapolis, ⁴⁷  16:12 and from there to Philippi, ⁴⁸  which is a leading city of that district ⁴⁹  of Macedonia, ⁵⁰  a Roman colony. ⁵¹  We stayed in this city for some days. 16:13 On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down ⁵²  and began to speak ⁵³  to the women ⁵⁴  who had assembled there. ⁵⁵  16:14 A ⁵⁶  woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth ⁵⁷  from the city of Thyatira, ⁵⁸  a God-fearing woman, listened to us. ⁵⁹  The Lord opened her heart to respond ⁶⁰  to what Paul was saying. 16:15 After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, ⁶¹  “If ⁶²  you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, ⁶³  come and stay in my house.” And she persuaded ⁶⁴  us.