Acts 16:13
And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
Acts 16:13 in other translations
| BSB | On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there. |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together. |
| YLT | on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together, |
| DARBY | And on the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where it was the custom for prayer to be, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had assembled. |
| BBE | And on the Sabbath we went outside the town, by the river, where we had an idea that there would be a place of prayer; and, being seated, we had talk with the women who had come together. |
| Webster | And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spoke to the women who resorted thither. |
What does Acts 16:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 16:11-13
11-12. Therefore loosing from Troas, we came--literally, "ran." with a straight course--that is, "ran before the wind." to Samothracia--a lofty island on the Thracian coast, north from Troas, with an inclination westward. The wind must have set in strong from the south or south-southeast to bring them there so soon, as the current is strong in the opposite direction, and they afterwards took five days to what they…
Barnes' Notes
By a river side. What river this was is not known. It is known, however, that the Jews were accustomed to provide water, or to build their synagogues and oratories near water, for the convenience of the numerous washings before and during their religious services.
Where prayer. Where there was a proseuchae, or place of prayer; or where prayer was commonly offered. The Greek will bear either; but the sense is the same. Places for prayer were erected by the Jews in the vicinity of cities and towns, and particularly where there were not Jewish families enough, or where they were forbidden by the magistrate to erect a synagogue. These proseuchae, or places of prayer, were simple enclosures made of stones in a grove, or under a tree, where there would be a retired and convenient place for worship.
Was wont. Was accustomed to be offered; or where it was established by custom.
And spake unto the women, etc. This was probably before the regular service of the place commenced.
(2) "the sabbath" "Sabbath day" (e) "was wont" Acts 21:5
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 16:6-15
The removals of ministers, and the dispensing the means of grace by them, are in particular under Divine conduct and direction. We must follow Providence: and whatever we seek to do, if that suffer us not, we ought to submit and believe to be for the best. People greatly need help for their souls, it is their duty to look out for it, and to invite those among them who can help them. And God's calls must be complied…
Acts 16:13 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 16:13
- Acts 13:14
But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
- Acts 21:5
And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
- Colossians 1:23
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
- Acts 18:4
And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
- Acts 20:7
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
- Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Matthew 13:2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
- Acts 16:6
Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
- Acts 13:42
And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
- John 8:2
And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
- Luke 13:10
And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
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Context
- Acts 16:12
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.
- Acts 16:13
And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
- Acts 16:14
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
Acts 16:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y un día de sábado salimos de la puerta junto al río, donde solía ser la oración; y sentándonos, hablamos á las mujeres que se habían juntado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le jour du sabbat, nous sommes sortis hors de la porte et nous nous sommes rendus au bord du fleuve, où l’on avait coutume de faire la prière; et, nous étant assis, nous parlions aux femmes qui étaient assemblées. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und am Tage des Sabbaths gingen wir hinaus vor das Tor an einen Fluß, wo es gebräuchlich war, das Gebet zu verrichten; und wir setzten uns nieder und redeten zu den Weibern, die zusammengekommen waren. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Die autem sabbatorum egressi sumus foras portam juxta flumen, ubi videbatur oratio esse: et sedentes loquebamur mulieribus quæ convenerant. |