Focused Passage

Acts 16:6-10

The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith

Paul recruits Timothy, the Spirit redirects the missionary team to Macedonia, Lydia’s heart is opened to receive the gospel, a demonized slave girl is delivered, Paul and Silas are beaten and imprisoned, God shakes the prison, and the Philippian jailer and his household believe and are baptized.

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6After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.

7And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.

8So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.

9During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

10As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

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References and Original Words

Verse 6

Original words

-ὑπὸG5259Preposition{After} theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularHolyἉγίουG40Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularhad prevented themκωλυθέντεςG2967Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralfrom speakingλαλῆσαιG2980Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular[the province of] AsiaἈσίᾳG773Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-δὲG1161Conjunctionthey traveled throughΔιῆλθονG1330Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularregionχώρανG5561Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof PhrygiaΦρυγίανG5435Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionGalatiaΓαλατικὴνG1054Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally in Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.
Verse 7

Original words

AndδὲG1161Conjunctionwhen they cameἐλθόντεςG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralto the border ofκατὰG2596Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularMysiaΜυσίανG3465Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularthey triedἐπείραζονG3985Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto enterπορευθῆναιG4198Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive. . .εἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularBithyniaΒιθυνίανG978Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[but]καὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof JesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbwould not permitεἴασενG1439Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 8

Original words

[So]δὲG1161Conjunctionthey passed byπαρελθόντεςG3928Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularMysiaΜυσίανG3465Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and] went downκατέβησανG2597Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositionTroasΤρῳάδαG5174Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 9

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionDuringδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularnightνυκτὸςG3571Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularPaulΠαύλῳG3972Noun - Dative Masculine SingularhadὤφθηG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singulara visionὅραμαG3705Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof aτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἀνὴρG435Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof MacedoniaΜακεδώνG3110Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularstandingἑστὼςG2476Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionpleading withπαρακαλῶνG3870Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularCome overΔιαβὰςG1224Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionMacedoniaΜακεδονίανG3109Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and] helpβοήθησονG997Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Verse 10

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAs soon asὡςG5613Adverb[Paul] had seenεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularvisionὅραμαG3705Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularwe got readyἐζητήσαμενG2212Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural-εὐθέωςG2112Adverbto leaveἐξελθεῖνG1831Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveforεἰςG1519PrepositionMacedoniaΜακεδονίανG3109Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularconcludingσυμβιβάζοντεςG4822Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad calledπροσκέκληταιG4341Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Pluralto preach the gospelεὐαγγελίσασθαιG2097Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middleto themαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural

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