Acts 16:13

Acts 16:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
• New International Version (NIV)On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there.

Context of Acts 16:13

11So after setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis; 12and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were spending some days in this city. And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were thinking that there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled. 14A woman named Lydia was listening; she was a seller of purple fabrics from the city of Thyatira, and a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul. 15Now when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.

Acts 16:13 word by word

τῇ τε ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων ἐξήλθομεν ἔξω τῆς πύλης παρὰ ποταμὸν οὗ εἶναι, καὶ καθίσαντες ἐλαλοῦμεν ταῖς συνελθούσαις γυναιξίν.¶Read the interlinear

• the Sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• we wentἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• outsideἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
• the gateπύληpulē · gateG4439
• to a riversideπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• to a riversideποταμόςpotamos · riverG4215
• whereοὗhou · whitherG3757
• we were thinkingνομίζωnomizō · to thinkG3543
• that there was a placeπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335
• and we satκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• and began speakingλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• to the womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• who had assembledσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905

Cross-references for Acts 16:13

• Acts 13:14But going on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.
• Acts 17:2And according to Paul’s custom, he visited them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
• Acts 18:4And Paul was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.
• Acts 20:7On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.
• Luke 13:10Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
• Acts 16:6They passed through the Phrygian and Galatian region, after being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;
• Acts 21:5When our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.
• Matthew 5:1Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.
• Matthew 13:2And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.
• Luke 4:20And He rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all the people in the synagogue were intently directed at Him.
• John 8:2And early in the morning He came again into the temple area, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began teaching them.
• Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
• Galatians 3:28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
• Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

Commentaries on Acts 16:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13By a river side, where prayer was wont to be made - ̔ , where it was said there was a proseucha . The proseucha was a place of prayer, or a place used for worship, where there was no synagogue. It was a large building uncovered, with seats, as in an amphitheatre. Buildings of this sort the Jews had by the sea side, and by the sides of rivers. See this subject considered at large in the note on Luke 6:12; (note). It appears that the apostles had heard from…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And on the sabbath - There is no doubt that in this city there were Jews; In the time of the apostles they were scattered extensively throughout the known world. By a river side - What river this was is not known. It is known, however, that the Jews were accustomed to provide water, or to build their synagogues and oratories near water, for the convenience of the numerous washings before and during their religious services. Where prayer - Where there was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-15Verses 6-15 The removals of ministers, and the dispensing the means of grace by them, are in particular under Divine conduct and direction. We must follow Providence: and whatever we seek to do, if that suffer us not, we ought to submit and believe to be for the best. People greatly need help for their souls, it is their duty to look out for it, and to invite those among them who can help them. And God's calls must be complied with readily. A solemn…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The Jewish community at Philippi was too small to have a synagogue, which required ten adult males. Instead, Jews met for prayer in an open space by the Gangites (now called Angista) River that provided privacy, quiet, and water for Jewish purification rites.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 16:13

• Luke
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Philippi
• Sabbath
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on Acts 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings