Acts 16:13

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.

Translations

Acts 16:13 - Amplified Bible

And on the Sabbath day we went outside the [city's] gate to the bank of the river where we supposed there was an [accustomed] place of prayer, and we sat down and addressed the women who had assembled there.

Acts 16:13 - American Standard Version

And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together.

Acts 16:13 - Bible in Basic English

And on the Sabbath we went outside the town, by the river, where we had an idea that there would be a place of prayer; and, being seated, we had talk with the women who had come together.

Acts 16:13 - Darby Bible

And on the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where it was the custom for prayer to be, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had assembled.

Acts 16:13 - English Standard Version

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.

Acts 16:13 - King James Version

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.

Acts 16:13 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y en el dìa de reposo salimos fuera de la puerta, a la orilla de un rìo, donde pensábamos que habrìa un lugar de oraciòn; nos sentamos y comenzamos a hablar a las mujeres que se habìan reunido.

Acts 16:13 - The Message

On the Sabbath, we left the city and went down along the river where we had heard there was to be a prayer meeting. We took our place with the women who had gathered there and talked with them. One woman, Lydia, was from Thyatira and a dealer in expensive textiles, known to be a God-fearing woman. As she listened with intensity to what was being said, the Master gave her a trusting heart—and she believed!

Acts 16:13 - New American Standard Bible

And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled.

Acts 16:13 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

El dìa de reposo salimos fuera de la puerta (de la ciudad), a la orilla de un rìo, donde pensábamos que habrìa un lugar de oraciòn. Nos sentamos y comenzamos a hablar a las mujeres que se habìan reunido.

Acts 16:13 - World English Bible

On the Sabbath day we went forth outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down, and spoke to the women who had come together.

Acts 16:13 - Young's Living Translation

on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together,

Acts 16:13 - Additional Comments

This was the first time that the Gospel of Christ was preached in Europe, a momentous event in the history of Christianity. It was clearly God's will (verses 9-10).
It seems there was no Jewish synagogue in Philippi, for Paul preached to women instead of at the place where men would have met, there is no mention of a synagogue, and Philippi was a Roman colony, which probably did not allow a synagogue there. Meeting by the river was a common meeting place in the absence of a synagogue.
While Paul's primary audience may have been fellow Jews, he did convert some Gentiles (like the jailor and his family in verses 27-34).

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