And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
And it came to pass, and we went to prayer, х poreuomenoon (G4198) heemoon (G2257) eis (G1519) proseucheen (G4335)] It was not as they were proceeding to pray in Lydia's house, but (as the words imply), as they were on their way to the usual prayer-place-probably by the same river-side-that this took place; therefore not on the same day with what had just occurred.
A certain damsel - `a female servant,' and in this case (as appears by Acts 16:19) a slave:
Possessed with a spirit of divination, х pneuma (G4151) Puthoonos (G4436), but Puthoona (G4436) is the preferable reading] - that is, a spirit supposed to be inspired by the Pythian Apollo, or of the same nature. The reality of this demoniacal possession is as undeniable as that of any in the Gospel history.
Met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: