10. After Paul had seen the vision, we began looking for a way to go to Macedonia. We were sure that God had called us to preach the good news there.
11. We sailed straight from Troas to Samothrace, and the next day we arrived in Neapolis.
12. From there we went to Philippi, which is a Roman colony in the first district of Macedonia.We spent several days in Philippi.
13. Then on the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to a place by the river, where we thought there would be a Jewish meeting place for prayer. We sat down and talked with the women who came.
14. One of them was Lydia, who was from the city of Thyatira and sold expensive purple cloth. She was a worshipper of the Lord God, and he made her willing to accept what Paul was saying.
15. Then after she and her family were baptized, she kept on begging us, “If you think I really do have faith in the Lord, come and stay in my home.” Finally, we accepted her invitation.
16. One day on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl. She had a spirit in her that gave her the power to tell the future. By doing this she made a lot of money for her owners.
17. The girl followed Paul and the rest of us and kept yelling, “These men are servants of the Most High God! They are telling you how to be saved.”
18. This went on for several days. Finally, Paul got so upset that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ, I order you to leave this girl alone!” At once the evil spirit left her.
19. When the girl's owners realized that they had lost all chances for making more money, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them into court.
20. They told the officials, “These Jews are upsetting our city!
21. They are telling us to do things we Romans are not allowed to do.”