Acts 16:1–12

The Macedonian Vision

1 Paul came also to aDerbe and to aLystra. And a disciple was there, named bTimothy, the son of a cJewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,

2 and he was well spoken of by athe brethren who were in bLystra and cIconium.

3 Paul wanted this man to 1go with him; and he atook him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

4 Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering athe decrees which had been decided upon by bthe apostles and celders who were in Jerusalem, for them to observe.

5 So athe churches were being strengthened 1in the faith, and were bincreasing in number daily.

6 They passed through the 1aPhrygian and bGalatian region, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in 2cAsia;

7 and after they came to aMysia, they were trying to go into bBithynia, and the cSpirit of Jesus did not permit them;

8 and passing by aMysia, they came down to bTroas.

9 aA vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of bMacedonia was standing and appealing to him, and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

10 When he had seen athe vision, immediately bwe sought to 1go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to cpreach the gospel to them.

11 So putting out to sea from aTroas, we ran ba straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;

12 and from there to aPhilippi, which is a leading city of the district of bMacedonia, ca Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days.