My love thrust his hand through the opening, and my feelings were stirred for him.
Acts 16:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised A God-fearing woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition One of those who listened to us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in fabrics dyed in purple. She was [already] a worshiper of God, and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. American Standard Version (1901) And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul. Common English Bible One of those women was Lydia, a Gentile God-worshipper from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple cloth. As she listened, the Lord enabled her to embrace Paul’s message. Catholic Public Domain Version And a certain woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple in the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, listened. And the Lord opened her heart to be receptive to what Paul was saying. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, did hear: whose heart the Lord opened to attend to those things which were said by Paul. |
My love thrust his hand through the opening, and my feelings were stirred for him.
The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I did not turn back.
Now some Greeks were among those who went up to worship at the festival.
He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.
The Lord’s hand was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.
After the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.
But the Jews incited the prominent God-fearing women and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them from their district.
After leaving the jail, they came to Lydia’s house, where they saw and encouraged the brothers and sisters, and departed.
So he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to worship in Jerusalem
So then, it does not depend on human will or effort, but on God who shows mercy.
For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose.
saying, ‘Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.’
See! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
‘Write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia: Thus says the Holy One, the true one, the one who has the key of David, who opens and no one will close, and who closes and no one opens: