Acts 16:16–24: Lydia Is Not in This Scene
Lydia is not in Acts 16:16–24; she appears earlier in the same chapter at Acts 16:14–15. This later scene shows the gospel advancing in Philippi through open opposition, as a freed slave girl's owners turn civic prejudice into a beating and a prison cell.
Alexander the Coppersmith, Not Ephraim
The name in this passage is Alexander the coppersmith, not Ephraim the Syrian. Paul describes real harm and real opposition, then hands repayment to the Lord and warns Timothy to stay alert.