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.”

"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
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What does Acts 16:13 mean?

The Bible verse Acts 16:13 in the King James Version reads: “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.” This verse from the Book of Acts describes the missionary…

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"Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience." - Acts 13:16
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Acts 16:12-13 - "From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days. On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there."
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Acts 18:16 - "And he drave them from the judgment seat."
Acts 13:30 - "But God raised him from the dead:"
Acts 13:49 - "And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region."
Acts 13:52 - "And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost."
Acts 10:16 - "This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven."
Acts 16:2 - "Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium."
Acts 16:5 - "And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily."
Acts 13:37 - "But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption."
Acts 16:16 - "¶ And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:"
Acts 2:13 - "Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine."
Acts 13:13 - "Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem."
Acts 18:13 - "Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law."
Acts 23:13 - "And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy."
Acts 14:16 - "Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways."
Acts 16:32 - "And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house."