Acts 16:14

"On the Sabbath day we went 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."

Key Reflection

This passage illustrates early Christian community engagement and outreach. By going to a riverside on Sabbath, Paul and his companions chose a location conducive for both prayer and conversation, reflecting their commitment to blending worship with missionary activities and sharing the gospel with those outside the synagogue.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 14. A seller of purple. Purple was a most valuable colour, obtained usually from shell-fish. It was chiefly worn by princes, and by the rich; and the traffic in it might be very profitable. The city of Thyatira. This was a city of Lydia, in Asia Minor, now called Ak-hisar. The art of dying was particularly cultivated, as appears from an inscription found there. (See Kuinoel.) Which worshipped God. A religious woman; a proselyte. See Barnes "Ac 13:16" Whose heart the Lord opened. See Barnes "Lu 24:45".

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