Acts 16:13 — Bible Verse (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.”

Acts 16:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 16:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 16:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Acts 16:13 — World English Bible

Acts 16:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 — American Standard Version

Acts 16:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 16:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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 — Darby Translation

Acts 16:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And on the Sabbath day, we went out of the citie, besides a Riuer, where they were wont to pray: and we sate downe, and spake vnto the women, which were come together.”

Acts 16:13 — Geneva Bible

Acts 16:13 in Context — Acts 16

11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

13 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.

14 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.

15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

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What Does Acts 16:13 Mean?

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