He traveled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in Greece,

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And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,

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Living to Please God

As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.

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Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

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For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives,(A) nor are we trying to trick you.(B)

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For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

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28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing(A) and teaching everyone with all wisdom,(B) so that we may present everyone fully mature(C) in Christ.

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28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

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11 For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children,(A)

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11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

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11 Then he went upstairs again and broke bread(A) and ate. After talking until daylight, he left.

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11 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

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But we sailed from Philippi(A) after the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas,(B) where we stayed seven days.

Eutychus Raised From the Dead at Troas

On the first day of the week(C) we came together to break bread.(D) Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.

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And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.

And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

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In Berea

10 As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas(A) away to Berea.(B) On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.(C)

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10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

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In Thessalonica

17 When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica,(A) where there was a Jewish synagogue.

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17 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

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12 From there we traveled to Philippi,(A) a Roman colony and the leading city of that district[a] of Macedonia.(B) And we stayed there several days.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:12 The text and meaning of the Greek for the leading city of that district are uncertain.

12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

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41 He went through Syria(A) and Cilicia,(B) strengthening the churches.(C)

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41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

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22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith.(A) “We must go through many hardships(B) to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

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22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

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40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”(A)

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40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

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