Lydia was probably a Jewish proselyte, but there may have been few Jews and no synagogue in Philippi. She and other devout women had assembled for worship by a river when the apostle proclaimed the good news to them.
इसलिए वह और दूसरी भक्‍त स्त्रियाँ, एक नदी के किनारे उपासना के लिए इकट्ठी हुई थीं और तभी प्रेरित पौलुस ने उनको सुसमाचार सुनाया ।