Acts 16:14

Acts 16:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
• New International Version (NIV)One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
• English Standard Version (ESV)One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul.

Context of Acts 16:14

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. 13And 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. A 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. 16It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave woman who had a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing great profit to her masters by fortune-telling.

Acts 16:14 word by word

Καί τις γυνὴ ὀνόματι Λυδία, πορφυρόπωλις πόλεως Θυατείρων σεβομένη τὸν θεόν, ἤκουεν ἧς ὁ κύριος διήνοιξεν τὴν καρδίαν προσέχειν τοῖς λαλουμένοις ὑπὸ τοῦ Παύλου.Read the interlinear

• A womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• namedὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• LydiaΛυδίαLudia · LydiaG3070
• was listeningἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• a sellerπορφυρόπωλιςporphuropōlis · dealer in purpleG4211
• from the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• ThyatiraΘυάτειραThuateira · ThyatiraG2363
• a worshiperσέβομαιsebomai · be devoutG4576
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• The Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• openedδιανοίγωdianoigō · to open upG1272
• her heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• to respondπροσέχωprosechō · to watch outG4337
• to the thingsλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• by PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972

Cross-references for Acts 16:14

• Acts 16:40They left the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brothers and sisters, they encouraged them and departed.
• Revelation 1:11saying, “Write on a scroll what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
• Revelation 2:18“And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and feet like burnished bronze, says this:
• Acts 8:27So he got ready and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship,
• Acts 10:2a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and made many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.
• Acts 18:7Then he left the synagogue and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
• John 12:20Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast;
• Acts 11:21And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.
• Psalms 110:3Your people will volunteer freely on the day of Your power; In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.
• Isaiah 50:5The Lord God has opened My ear, And I was not disobedient, Nor did I turn back.
• Luke 24:45Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,
• John 6:44No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.
• Romans 9:16So then, it does not depend on the person who wants it nor the one who runs, but on God who has mercy.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.
• 2 Corinthians 3:14But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 4:4in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they will not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Commentaries on Acts 16:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Lydia, a seller of purple - She probably had her name from the province of Lydia, in which the city of Thyatira was situated. The Lydian women have been celebrated for their beautiful purple manufactures. Which worshipped God - That is, she was a proselyte to the Jewish religion; as were probably all the women that resorted hither. Whose heart the Lord opened - As she was a sincere worshipper of God, she was prepared to receive the heavenly truths spoken…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14A seller of purple - Purple was a most valuable color, obtained usually from shellfish. It was chiefly worn by princes and by the rich, and the traffic in it might be very profitable. Compare the Isaiah 1:18 note; Luke 16:19 note. The city of Thyatira - This was a city of Lydia, in Asia Minor, now called Akhisar. The art of dyeing was early cultivated in the neighborhood of Thyatira, as we learn from Homer (Iliad, iv. 141), and as is confirmed by…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. 14-15The first person whose life Christ changed in Philippi was Lydia. She was a successful business owner from Thyatira (modern Akhisar). This city in western Asia Minor was well-known for exporting fine fabrics, woven cloth, and linen items. Lydia accepted the gospel message, and Paul baptized her and her household (compare 16:32–33). One of Lydia’s first actions as a true believer in the Lord was to extend hospitality to the visiting missionaries…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. Lydia--a common name among the Greeks and Romans. a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira--on the confines of Lydia and Phrygia. The Lydians, particularly the inhabitants of Thyatira, were celebrated for their dyeing, in which they inherited the reputation of the Tyrians. Inscriptions to this effect, yet remaining, confirm the accuracy of our historian. This woman appears to have been in good circumstances, having an establishment at Philippi…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 16:14

• Baptism
• Converts
• Conviction
• Faith
• Heart
• Lydia
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Philippi
• Regeneration
• Thyatira
• Women

In the dictionaries

• God
• Paul
• Paul, Saul
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Call
• Dye
• Establish
• Gather
• Gone
• Harm

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