"So, we put out to sea from Troas and sailed straight across to Samothrace Island; and the next day, to Neapolis. From there, we went inland to Philippi, the leading city of the district of Macedonia, and a Roman colony. We spent some days in that city.
On the Sabbath, we spent outside the city gate, to the bank of the river, where we thought the Jews would gather to pray. We sat down and began speaking to the women who were gathering here. One of them was a GOD-fearing woman, named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple cloth.
As she listened, the LORD opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. After she had been baptized, together with her household, she invited us to her house, "If you think I am faithful to the LORD, come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us to accept her invitation. - Acts 16:11-15
(Suddenly the text mentions we, that is to say, that Luke is beginning to relate his own involvement. We must conclude that in Troas, Paul and Silas met Luke, a doctor from Antioch who was waiting for them. He may have arrived by boat while the two missionaries were traveling inland.)
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