^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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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