Evangelization of Europe

They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia; they had been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.(A) When they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus(B) did not allow them. Passing by Mysia they went down to Troas.(C) During the night Paul had a vision in which a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, “Cross over to Macedonia and help us!” (D) 10 After(E) he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

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Paul’s Vision of a Man of Macedonia

And they traveled through the Phrygian and Galatian region, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia.[a] And when they[b] came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them. So going through Mysia, they went down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul during the night: a certain Macedonian man was standing there and imploring him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and[c] help us!” 10 And when he had seen the vision, we wanted at once to go away to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:6 A reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor)
  2. Acts 16:7 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
  3. Acts 16:9 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come over”) has been translated as a finite verb