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Markdown
25 lines
595 B
Markdown
# A certain woman named Lydia
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"There was a woman named Lydia"
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# a seller of purple
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"a merchant who sold purple cloth"
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# Thyatira
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This is the name of a city.
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# worshiped God
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A worshiper of God is a Gentile who gives praise to God and follows him, but does not obey all of the Jewish laws.
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# The Lord opened her heart to pay attention
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"The Lord caused her to listen well and to believe"
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# opened her heart
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Here "heart" stands for a person's mind. Also, the author speaks about the "heart" or "mind" as if it were a box that a person could open so it is ready for someone to fill it.
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