Lydia Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on lydia bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Acts 16:12 (KJV)
In what city did Paul meet Lydia?
Answer: Philippi
Study note. And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony.
Lesson 2 · Acts 16:14 (KJV)
What was Lydia's occupation?
Answer: A seller of purple
Study note. And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us.
Lesson 3 · Acts 16:14 (KJV)
What city was Lydia from?
Answer: Thyatira
Study note. A seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira.
Lesson 4 · Acts 16:13 (KJV)
Where did Paul find Lydia and the women?
Answer: By a riverside, where prayer was wont to be made
Study note. 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.
Lesson 5 · Acts 16:14 (KJV)
What did the Lord do for Lydia?
Answer: Opened her heart, that she attended unto the things spoken of Paul
Study note. Whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
Lesson 6 · Acts 16:15 (KJV)
What happened to Lydia and her house?
Answer: They were baptized
Study note. And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there.
Lesson 7 · Acts 16:15 (KJV)
What did Lydia urge Paul and his company to do?
Answer: Come into her house, and abide there
Study note. Come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
Lesson 8 · Acts 16:12 (KJV)
Who was with Paul when he met Lydia?
Answer: Silas and Timotheus and Luke (we)
Study note. And we were in that city abiding certain days. And on the sabbath we went out… we sat down, and spake unto the women.
Lesson 9 · Acts 16:40 (KJV)
After being released from prison, where did Paul and Silas go?
Answer: Into the house of Lydia
Study note. And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
Lesson 10 · Acts 16:12 (KJV)
What province was Philippi located in?
Answer: Macedonia
Study note. Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does lydia bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?