# Acts 16:14

> Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

— Acts 16:14, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Philippi** (Macedonia · today Philippi) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/philippi
- **Thyatira** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/thyatira

## When

- c. AD 49-52 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 18:12 puts Paul before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia in AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription. It is the anchor of the whole chronology of Paul.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## What happened

- **The church in Europe begins in a house** (AD 50)
  Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, is the first recorded convert on the continent. The European church begins in a businesswoman’s living room.

## See also

- Luke 24:45 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/24/45
- Ephesians 1:17-18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ephesians/1/17
- Isaiah 50:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/50/5
- John 6:44-45 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/6/44
- Revelation 3:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/revelation/3/20
- 2 Corinthians 3:14-16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-corinthians/3/14
- Romans 9:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/9/16
- 2 Corinthians 4:4-6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-corinthians/4/4

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## Questions linked to this verse

- In Acts 16, at which city did Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, listen to Paul? — https://scriptoria.digital/en/questions/01a151d8-1aad-7ef4-8e00-8d87d84bcaf8
- Lydia, the dealer in purple cloth, was from which city? — https://scriptoria.digital/en/questions/01a151d8-1aae-710f-a732-824d84d5af35

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16/14
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).