10 After Paul had seen the vision, we(A) got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel(B) to them.

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11 From Troas(C) we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. 12 From there we traveled to Philippi,(D) a Roman colony and the leading city of that district[a] of Macedonia.(E) 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.

10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

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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10 When he had seen (A)the vision, (B)we immediately sought to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to (C)preach the gospel to them.

11 So after setting sail from (D)Troas, we ran (E)a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis; 12 and from there to (F)Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of (G)Macedonia, (H)a Roman colony; and we were spending some days in this city.

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