Act 16:40 | PNT | STEP | When they had seen the brethren . Who now met at the house of Lydia. The church thus planted grew and was afterwards honored with an apostolic letter. Departed . To another field of labor. The reader should pause to reflect that Philippi had been the first place, so far as we know, where the gospel was preached in Europe ( ), that a woman was the first convert ( ), that the messengers of the cross were met with blows, torture, and the dungeon ( ), but through grace and the power of God triumphed gloriously ( ). While Paul was in his next field of labor, Thessalonica, this young church of Philippi twice sent contributions to sustain him ( ).

Acts 16:40

When they had seen the brethren. Who now met at the house of Lydia. The church thus planted grew and was afterwards honored with an apostolic letter.

Departed. To another field of labor. The reader should pause to reflect that Philippi had been the first place, so far as we know, where the gospel was preached in Europe (Ac 16:12,13), that a woman was the first convert (Ac 16:14,15), that the messengers of the cross were met with blows, torture, and the dungeon (Ac 16:22-24), but through grace and the power of God triumphed gloriously (Ac 16:40). While Paul was in his next field of labor, Thessalonica, this young church of Philippi twice sent contributions to sustain him (Php 4:15,16).