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Acts 16:14

Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

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ASV

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul.

KJV

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.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΚαίKaiAndG2532 →
τιςtisa certainG5100 →
γυνὴgunēwomanG1135 →
ὀνόματιonomatinamedG3686 →
Λυδία,LudiaLydia,G3070 →
πορφυρόπωλιςporphuropōlisa seller of purpleG4211 →
πόλεωςpoleōsof [the] cityG4172 →
ΘυατείρωνThuateirōnof ThyatiraG2363 →
σεβομένηsebomenēworshipingG4576 →
τὸνton<the>G3588 →
θεόν,theonGod,G2316 →
ἤκουενēkouenwas listeningG191 →
ἧςhēsof whomG3739 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
κύριοςkuriosLordG2962 →
διήνοιξενdiēnoixenopenedG1272 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
καρδίανkardianheartG2588 →
προσέχεινprosecheinto attendG4337 →
τοῖςtoisto the [things]G3588 →
λαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisbeing spokenG2980 →
ὑπὸhupobyG5259 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
Παύλου.PaulouPaul.G3972 →

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Luke 24:45Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.Ephesians 1:17–18that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.Isaiah 50:5The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.John 6:44–45“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.Ephesians 2:8For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,Philippians 1:6being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.2 Corinthians 3:14–16But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.2 Corinthians 4:4–6The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.Romans 9:16So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.1 Corinthians 3:6–7I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.Philippians 2:13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.1 Corinthians 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.1 Corinthians 2:5so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.Ephesians 1:18I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,Acts 11:21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.1 Thessalonians 2:13And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.Revelation 3:7To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

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