Lydia
the dealer in purple cloth
Who was Lydia?
- She was from Thyatira and was a dealer in purple cloth. Acts 16:14
- She listened to Paul by the river at Philippi, and the Lord opened her heart. Acts 16:13-14
- She was baptized with her household and welcomed Paul and his companions into her home. Acts 16:15
What the Bible says
Acts 16:14
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.
Acts 16:13-14
13And upon the sabbath day, we went forth without the gate by a river side, where it seemed that there was prayer; and sitting down, we spoke to the women that were assembled. 14And 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.
Acts 16:15
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying: If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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