2. who was well spoken of by the brothers who were at Lustra and Ikonion.
3. Sha’ul wished to have this one go with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Yehuḏim who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek.
4. And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the regulations to keep, which were decided by the emissaries and elders at Yerushalayim.
5. Then, indeed, the assemblies were strengthened in the belief, and increased in number every day.
6. And having passed through Phrygia and the Galatian country, they were forbidden by the Set-apart Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
7. When they came to Musia, they tried to go into Bithunia, but the Spirit did not allow them.
8. And having passed by Musia, they came down to Troas.
9. And in the night a vision appeared to Sha’ul: A man of Makedonia was standing, begging him and saying, “Come over to Makedonia and help us.”
10. And when he saw the vision, immediately we sought to go to Makedonia, concluding that the Master had called us to bring the Good News to them.
11. Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrake, and the next day came to Neapolis,
12. and from there to Philippi, which is the principal city of that part of Makedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days.
13. And on the Sabbath day we went outside the city by a river, where there used to be prayer. And having sat down we were speaking to the women who met there.
14. And a certain woman named Ludia, a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, worshipping Elohim, was hearing, whose heart the Master did open to pay attention to what Sha’ul said.