^16:6They went through the region of Phrygia²¹ and Galatia,²² having been prevented²³ by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message²⁴ in the province of Asia.²⁵^16:7When they came to²⁶ Mysia,²⁷ they attempted to go into Bithynia,²⁸ but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow²⁹ them to do this,³⁰^16:8so they passed through³¹ Mysia³² and went down to Troas.³³^16:9A³⁴ vision appeared to Paul during the night: A Macedonian man was standing there³⁵ urging him,³⁶ “Come over³⁷ to Macedonia³⁸ and help us!” ^16:10After Paul³⁹ saw the vision, we attempted⁴⁰ immediately to go over to Macedonia,⁴¹ concluding that God had called⁴² us to proclaim the good news to them.

Arrival at Philippi

^16:11We put out to sea⁴³ from Troas⁴⁴ and sailed a straight course⁴⁵ to Samothrace,⁴⁶ the next day to Neapolis,⁴⁷

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Footnotes

21 Phrygia was a district in central Asia Minor west of Pisidia.
22 Galatia refers to either (1) the region of the old kingdom of Galatia in the central part of Asia Minor (North Galatia), or (2) the Roman province of Galatia, whose principal cities in the 1st century were Ancyra and Pisidian Antioch (South Galatia). The exact extent and meaning of this area has been a subject of considerable controversy in modern NT studies.
23 Or “forbidden.”
24 Or “word.”
25 Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.
26 κατά B.1.b has “to Mysia” here.
27 Mysia was a province in northwest Asia Minor.
28 Bithynia was a province in northern Asia Minor northeast of Mysia.
29 Or “permit”; see ἐάω 1.
30 The words “do this” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons, since English handles ellipses differently than Greek.
31 Although the normal meaning for παρέρχομαι (parerchomai) is “pass by, go by,” it would be difficult to get to Troas from where Paul and his companions were without going through rather than around Mysia. παρέρχομαι 6as list some nonbiblical examples of the meaning “go through, pass through,” and give that meaning for the usage here.
32 Mysia was a province in northwest Asia Minor.
33 Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor, near ancient Troy.
34 Grk “And a.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
35 The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
36 The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant and has not been translated.
37 Grk “Coming over.” The participle διαβάς (diabas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
38 Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.
39 Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
40 Grk “sought.”
41 Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.
42 Or “summoned.”
43 ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”
44 Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. See v. 8.
45 εὐθυδρομέω has “of a ship run a straight course” here; L&N 54.3 has “to sail a straight course, sail straight to.”
46 Samothrace is an island in the northern part of the Aegean Sea.
47 Neapolis was a seaport on the southern coast of Macedonia. It was 10 mi (16 km) from Philippi.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas. During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia; they had been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. When they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. Passing by Mysia they went down to Troas. 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!” After 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.

From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,

NLTNew Living Translation

Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time. Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed north for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go there. So instead, they went on through Mysia to the seaport of Troas.

That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!” So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there.

We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they traveled through the Phrygian and Galatian region, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia. And when they 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 help us!” 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.

So putting out to sea from Troas, we sailed a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis,

KJV 1900King James Version

Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 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. Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

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