Acts 16:10

And as he had seen the vision, anon we sought to go forth into Macedonia (or at once we took action to go forth to Macedonia), and were made certain, that God had called us to preach [or to evangelize] to them.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King 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.

In Context

9and a vision by night, [or in (the) night], was showed to Paul. But a man of Macedonia [or Some man of Macedonia] that stood, prayed him (or beseeched him), and said, Go thou into Macedonia, and help us.

11And we went by ship from Troas, and came to Samothracia with straight course, [or Soothly we going by boat, or sailing, from Troas, with straight course came to Samothracia]; and the day (pur)suing to Neapolis (or and the following day to Neapolis);

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Cross References

Proverbs 3:27Do not thou forbid to do well him that may; if thou mayest, also do thou well. (Do not thou forbid anyone to do good who can; and if thou be able, thou do good as well.)

Acts 14:7And they preached there the gospel, and all the multitude was moved together in the teaching of them. (And so) Paul and Barnabas dwelt at Lystra. (And they preached the Gospel or the Good News there, and everyone was greatly moved by their teaching. And so Paul and Barnabas remained at Lystra.)

Acts 20:5These (men) for they went before, abode us at Troas. (And because these men went ahead of us, they waited for us at Troas.)

Acts 21:1And when it was done, that we should sail, and were passed away from them, with straight course we came to Coos, and the day (pur)suing to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara, and from thence to Myra. (And it was done, that we should set sail, and when we were gone away from them, with straight course we came to Cos, and the following day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara, and from there to Myra.)

Acts 27:1But as it was deemed (for) him to ship into Italy, they betook Paul with other keepers [or with other men kept] to a centurion, by (the) name (of) Julius, of the company of knights of the emperor. (And when it was decided that he should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul with other prisoners to a centurion, named Julius, from the Emperor’s cohort or regiment of soldiers.)

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:7-16

Paul Invited into Macedonia; The Conversion of Lydia. 6 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, 7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. 8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. 9 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. 10 And after he had seen the vision,… Read the whole commentary →

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