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10As soon asG5613 Paul had seenG3708 theG3588 visionG3705, we got readyG2212 to leaveG1831 forG1519 MacedoniaG3109, concludingG4822 thatG3754 GodG2316 had calledG4341 usG1473 to preach the gospelG2097 to themG846.

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We sailedG321 fromG575 TroasG5174 straightG2113 toG1519 SamothraceG4543, andG1161 theG3588 following dayG1966 on toG1519 NeapolisG3501G4172. 12From thereG2547 we went toG1519 the Roman colonyG2862 of PhilippiG5375, the leadingG4413 cityG4172 ofG3588 that districtG3310 of MacedoniaG3109.1 AndG1161 we stayedG1510G1304 there several daysG2250.

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On theG3588 SabbathG4521G2250 we wentG1831 outsideG1854 theG3588 city gateG4439 alongG3844 the riverG4215, whereG3757 it was customaryG3543 to findG1510 a place of prayerG4335. After sitting downG2523, we spokeG2980 to theG3588 womenG1135 who had gatheredG4905 there.

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Among those listeningG191 was aG5100 womanG1135 namedG3686 LydiaG3070, a dealer in purpleG4211 cloth from the cityG4172 of ThyatiraG2363, who was a worshiperG4576 ofG3588 GodG2316. TheG3588 LordG2962 openedG1272 herG3739 heartG2588 to respondG4337 toG3588 Paul’sG3972 messageG2980. 15AndG1161 whenG5613 she andG2532 herG846 householdG3624 had been baptizedG907, she urgedG3870G3004 us, “IfG1487 you considerG2919 meG1473 a believerG1510G4103 in theG3588 LordG2962, comeG1525 and stayG3306 atG1519 myG1473 houseG3624.” AndG2532 she persuadedG3849 usG1473.

16One dayG1161G1096 as weG1473 were goingG4198 toG1519 theG3588 place of prayerG4335, weG1473 were met byG5221 aG5100 slave girlG3814 withG2192 a spiritG4151 of divinationG4436,2 whoG3748 earnedG3930 a largeG4183 incomeG2039 for herG846 mastersG2962 by fortune-tellingG3132. 17This girl followedG2628 PaulG3972 andG2532 the rest of usG1473, shoutingG2896G3004, “TheseG3778 menG444 areG1510 servantsG1401 of theG3588 Most HighG5310 GodG2316, whoG3748 are proclaimingG2605 to youG4771 the wayG3598 of salvationG4991!”

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She continuedG4160 thisG3778 forG1909 manyG4183 daysG2250. Eventually PaulG3972 grew so aggravatedG1278 that he turnedG1994 and saidG2036 to theG3588 spiritG4151, “InG1722 the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 I commandG3853 youG4771 to come outG1831 ofG575 herG846!” AndG2532 the spirit left herG1831 at thatG846 very momentG5610.