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 Living Translation (NLT)On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there.

Context of Acts 16:13

11Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis, 12and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days. 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. 14Now 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. 15And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” So she persuaded 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• ·ἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• on the sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• we wentἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• out ofἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
• the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• byπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• a river sideποταμόςpotamos · riverG4215
• whereοὗhou · whitherG3757
• prayerπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335
• was wontνομίζωnomizō · to thinkG3543
• to be madeεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• we sat downκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• and spakeλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• unto the womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• resortedσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905

Cross-references for Acts 16:13

• Acts 13:14But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.
• Acts 17:2Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
• Acts 18:4And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.
• Acts 20:7Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.
• Luke 13:10Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
• Acts 16:6Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia.
• Acts 21:5When we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. And we knelt down on the shore and prayed.
• Matthew 5:1And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.
• Matthew 13:2And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
• Luke 4:20Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
• John 8:2Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them.
• Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
• 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, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became 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