The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles 145 [Ba] 13a However, on the day of the Sa- 13a and on the day of the Sabbath, bbath, we went outside the gate by we went outside the gate by a river the river where it seemed there was where we supposed there was a pla- a place of prayer. ce of prayer. [b] 13b Having sat down, we started 13b Having sat down, we started to speak with the women who had to speak with the women who had come with us. gathered. [c] 14 And a certain woman called 14 And a certain woman called Lydia, a seller of purple goods from Lydia, a seller of purple goods from a the city of Thyatira, a worshipper city, Thyatira, a worshipper of God, of God, listened, and the Lord ope- was listening, and the Lord opened ned her heart to give heed to what her heart to give heed to what was was said by Paul. said by Paul. [b'] 15a When she had been baptized 15a When she had been baptized and all her household, she begged and all her household, she begged us, saying, ‘If you have judged that us, saying, ‘If you have judged that I am faithful to God, come into my I am faithful to the Lord, come into house and stay’, my house and stay’, [a'] 15b and she put pressure on us. 15b and she put pressure on us. [Ca] 16 It came about that as we were 16 It came about that as we were going to prayer, a certain slave girl going to the place of prayer, a cer- who had a spirit of divination came tain slave girl who had a spirit of di- up to us (she was someone who vination came to meet us (she was brought her masters much gain by someone who brought her masters this spirit in telling fortunes). much gain by telling fortunes). [b] 17 This girl, as she followed behind 17 This girl, as she followed behind Paul and us, then started shouting Paul and us, started shouting out, out, saying, ‘These are the slaves of saying, ‘These men are slaves of the the Most High God, and they are Most High God, these men who are announcing to us the good news of proclaiming to you the way of sal- the way of salvation’. vation’. [c] 18a She continued doing this over 18a She continued doing this over many days. many days. [d] 18b Having turned to the spirit, and 18b Having become very annoyed being very annoyed, Paul said, ‘I or- and having turned to the spirit, Paul der you in the name of Jesus Christ said, ‘I order you in the name of Jes- to come out of her’, us Christ to come out of her’, [e] 18c and immediately it came out. 18c and it came out at that very hour.