Acts 16:12

World English Bible (WEB)

and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.

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10 When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.

11 Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

12 and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.

13 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.

14 A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.

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Acts 16:12 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.
KJV King James Version: 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
ASV American Standard Version: and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a Roman colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: thence also to Philippi, which is a principal city of the part of Macedonia — a colony. And we were in this city abiding certain days,
DBY Darby Translation: and thence to Philippi, which is [the] first city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city certain days.
WBS Webster Bible: 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.