• Acts 16:13
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 13 τῇ To the τε and ἡμέρᾳ day τῶν of the σαββάτων sabbaths ἐξήλθομεν we went out ἔξω outside τῆς the πύλης gate παρὰ beside ποταμὸν river οὗ where ἐνομίζομεν we were opining προσευχὴν prayer εἶναι, to be, καὶ and καθίσαντες having seated selves ἐλαλοῦμεν we were speaking ταῖς to the συνελθούσαις having come together γυναιξίν. women.

  • Acts 16:13
    American Standard Version

    • 13 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.

  • Acts 16:13
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 13 and on the day of rest we went forth outside the gate beside a river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer,—and sitting down we went on to speak unto the women who had come together.

  • Acts 16:13
    King James Version

    • 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 Study Notes—Chapter 16
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 16:13

      a river: Many scholars identify the river with the Gangites, located 2.4 km (1.5 mi) W of Philippi, more than a sabbath day’s journey away. Some feel that because of Philippi’s military character, the Jews may have been forbidden to assemble for worship inside the city and had to meet far away. Others favor the Crenides (Krenides), a small stream that is closer to the city and is locally called the stream of Lydia. However, Roman tombs have been found there, and since it was an area in public view, some feel that it would have been an unlikely place for prayer. Still others suggest the area of a now-dry streambed that was outside the Neapolis Gate, where a number of churches were built in the fourth or fifth century C.E. to commemorate Paul’s visit to Philippi.

      a place of prayer: Perhaps the Jews were forbidden to have a synagogue in the city because of Philippi’s military character. Or the city might have lacked ten Jewish males​—the minimum number traditionally required for establishing a synagogue.