After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house, where they met with the believers and encouraged them. Then they left — the return to Lydia's home represents a return to the mission's legitimate point of contact (she was the first European convert). The encouragement (parakaleo) of believers confirms the nascent church despite persecution, and their departure establishes the Philippian church independent of the apostles' ongoing presence.

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