⁶Now when they had gone throughout ^mPhrygia and the region of ⁿGalatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in ^oAsia, ⁷After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into ^pBithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. ⁸And they passing by Mysia came down to ^qTroas. ⁹And ^ra vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of ^xMacedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. ¹⁰And after he had seen ^rthe vision, immediately ^swe endeavoured to go into ^xMacedonia, ^tassuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. ¹¹Therefore loosing from ^qTroas, we ^ucame with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; ¹²And from thence to ^wPhilippi, which is ^||the chief city of that part of ^xMacedonia, and ^ya colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

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mSee ch. 2:10.
n 1 Macc. 8:2? 2 Macc. 8:20. ch. 18:23. 1 Cor. 16:1. Gal. 1:2. & 3:1. 2 Tim. 4:10. 1 Pet. 1:1.
oSee ch. 2:9.
qver. 11. ch. 20:5, 6. 2 Cor. 2:12. 2 Tim. 4:13.
rver. 10. See ch. 12:9.
xver. 9, 10. ch. 18:5. & 19:21, 22, 29. & 20:1, 3. Rom. 15:26. 1 Cor. 16:5. 2 Cor. 1:16. & 7:5. & 8:1. & 11:9. Phil. 4:15. 1 Thess. 1:7, 8. & 4:10. 1 Tim. 1:3.
rver. 10. See ch. 12:9.
sver. 11, 15, 17. ch. 20:5 to end of Acts. See Col. 4:14.
xver. 9, 10. ch. 18:5. & 19:21, 22, 29. & 20:1, 3. Rom. 15:26. 1 Cor. 16:5. 2 Cor. 1:16. & 7:5. & 8:1. & 11:9. Phil. 4:15. 1 Thess. 1:7, 8. & 4:10. 1 Tim. 1:3.
tch. 9:22 (Gk.).
qver. 11. ch. 20:5, 6. 2 Cor. 2:12. 2 Tim. 4:13.
uch. 21:1.
wch. 20:6. Phil. 1:1. 1 Thess. 2:2.
||Or, the first.
xver. 9, 10. ch. 18:5. & 19:21, 22, 29. & 20:1, 3. Rom. 15:26. 1 Cor. 16:5. 2 Cor. 1:16. & 7:5. & 8:1. & 11:9. Phil. 4:15. 1 Thess. 1:7, 8. & 4:10. 1 Tim. 1:3.
yver. 21.

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p 1 Pet. 1:1.

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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, and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.

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. From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.

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, and from there to Philippi, a Roman colony and a leading city of the district of Macedonia. We stayed in that city for several days.

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. From there we reached Philippi, a major city of that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. And we stayed there several days.

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, and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. And we were staying in this city for some days.