Acts 16:8-12

8 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
9 During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
10 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.

Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi

11 From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis.
12 From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district[a] of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.

Cross References 8

  • 1. ver 11; Acts 20:5; 2 Corinthians 2:12; 2 Timothy 4:13
  • 2. S Acts 9:10
  • 3. Acts 19:21,29; Acts 20:1,3; Romans 15:26; 1 Corinthians 16:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:7,8
  • 4. ver 10-17; Acts 20:5-15; Acts 21:1-18; Acts 27:1-28:16
  • 5. Acts 14:7
  • 6. S ver 8
  • 7. Acts 20:6; Philippians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:2
  • 8. S ver 9

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The text and meaning of the Greek for "the leading city of that district" are uncertain.
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