^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,⁴⁷^16:12and from there to Philippi,⁴⁸ which is a leading city of that district⁴⁹ of Macedonia,⁵⁰ a Roman colony.⁵¹ We stayed in this city for some days. ^16:13On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down⁵² and began to speak⁵³ to the women⁵⁴ who had assembled there.⁵⁵

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Footnotes

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.
48 For location see ; ; ; .
49 Or perhaps, “a city in the first district” (there are a number of textual variants). L&N 1.85 follow the text of and here: “In Ac 16:12 … the Greek New Testament published by the United Bible Societies has adopted a conjectural emendation, since the more traditional text, πρώτη τῆς μερίδος, literally ‘first of the district,’ is not only misleading in meaning but does not reflect the historical fact that Philippi was a city in one of the four districts of Macedonia but was not a capital city.” The original text is probably πρώτη τῆς μερίδος (prōtē tēs meridos, “first of that district”) as found in 𝔓74 א A C Ψ 33vid 36 81 323 945 1175 1891 . This has traditionally been translated to give the impression that Philippi was the capital city of the district, but it does not necessarily have to be translated this way. The translation of the article before μερίδος as “that” acknowledges that there were other districts in the province of Macedonia.
50 Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.
51 A Roman colony was a city whose residents were regarded as Roman citizens, since such cities were originally colonized by citizens of Rome. From Troas to Philippi was 130 mi (208 km).
52 Grk “and sitting down we began to speak.” The participle καθίσαντες (kathisantes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
53 The imperfect verb ἐλαλοῦμεν (elaloumen) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.
54 To the women. Apparently there were not enough Jews present in Philippi to have a synagogue (ten men would have been required to have one).
55 The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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. And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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. On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate by the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and spoke to the women gathered there.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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. And on the day of the Sabbath, we went outside the city gate beside the river, where we thought there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women assembled there.

KJV 1900King James Version

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; 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.

And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

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