Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there. English 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. Berean Standard Bible As 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. Berean Literal Bible Now when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go forth to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them. New American Standard Bible When he had seen the vision, we immediately sought to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. NASB 1995 When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. NASB 1977 And when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. Legacy Standard Bible And when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the gospel to them. Amplified Bible And when he had seen the vision, we (including Luke) tried to go on into Macedonia at once, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. Christian 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them. American Standard Version And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. Contemporary English Version After Paul had seen the vision, we began looking for a way to go to Macedonia. We were sure that God had called us to preach the good news there. English Revised Version And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. GOD'S WORD® Translation As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we immediately looked for a way to go to Macedonia. We concluded that God had called us to tell the people of Macedonia about the Good News. Good News Translation As soon as Paul had this vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, because we decided that God had called us to preach the Good News to the people there. International Standard Version As soon as he had seen the vision, we immediately looked for a way to go to Macedonia, because we were convinced that God had called us to tell the people there the good news. NET Bible After Paul saw the vision, we attempted immediately to go over to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them. New Heart English Bible When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to proclaim the Good News to them. Webster's Bible Translation And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering, that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them. Weymouth New Testament So when he had seen the vision, we immediately looked out for an opportunity of passing on into Macedonia, confidently inferring that God had called us to proclaim the Good News to the people there. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAs soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them. World English Bible When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd when he saw the vision, immediately we endeavored to go forth to Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the LORD has called us to preach good news to them, Berean Literal Bible Now when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go forth to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. Young's Literal Translation and when he saw the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go forth to Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord hath called us to preach good news to them, Smith's Literal Translation And when he saw the vision, we quickly sought to come out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord called us to announce good news to them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd as soon as he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, being assured that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, after he saw the vision, immediately we sought to set out for Macedonia, having been assured that God had called us to evangelize to them. New American Bible When he had seen the vision, we sought passage to Macedonia at once, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them. New Revised Standard Version When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd after Paul had seen this vision, we were desirous to leave for Mac-e-do’ni-a at once, because we understood that our LORD had called us to preach the gospel to them. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But when Paulus saw this vision, we desired at once to proceed to Macedonia, because we understood that our Lord was calling us to evangelize them. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAfter he had seen the vision, we immediately endeavored to go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them. Godbey New Testament And when he saw the vision, we immediately sought to depart into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. Haweis New Testament But when he saw the vision, immediately we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them. Mace New Testament immediately after he had had this vision, we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, concluding from thence, that the Lord had called us to publish the gospel there, we embark'd therefore at Troas, Weymouth New Testament So when he had seen the vision, we immediately looked out for an opportunity of passing on into Macedonia, confidently inferring that God had called us to proclaim the Good News to the people there. Worrell New Testament And, when he saw the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the Good News to them. Worsley New Testament And as soon as he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to depart into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord called us to preach the gospel to them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Vision of the Macedonian…9During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 As 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. 11We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.… Cross References Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Acts 13:2-4 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” / And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off. / So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. 2 Corinthians 2:12-13 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord, / I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia. Acts 10:19-20 As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. / So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.” Acts 9:10-11 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered. / “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. Acts 11:12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home. Acts 18:9-10 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. / For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.” Acts 22:17-21 Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance / and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’ / ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You. ... Acts 8:26-29 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” / So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship, / and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet. ... Acts 20:22-24 And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. / I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me. / But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. Acts 21:4 We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. Acts 23:11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.” Acts 14:26-27 From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed. / When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. Acts 15:28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements: Acts 19:21 After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.” Treasury of Scripture And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel to them. immediately. Acts 10:29 Acts 26:13 Psalm 119:60 Jump to Previous Assuredly Concluding Confidently Decision Endeavored Endeavoured Forth Gathering Good Gospel Immediately Macedonia Macedo'nia News Once Opportunity Passing Paul Preach Proclaim Ready Seemed Sought Straight Straightway VisionJump to Next Assuredly Concluding Confidently Decision Endeavored Endeavoured Forth Gathering Good Gospel Immediately Macedonia Macedo'nia News Once Opportunity Passing Paul Preach Proclaim Ready Seemed Sought Straight Straightway VisionActs 16 1. Paul and Silas are Joined by Timothy,7. and being called by the Spirit from one country to another, 14. convert Lydia, 16. and cast out a spirit of divination; 19. for which cause they are whipped and imprisoned. 25. The prison doors are opened. 31. The jailor is converted, 35. and they are delivered. As soon as Paul had seen the vision Paul's vision is a pivotal moment in the narrative of Acts, marking a significant shift in the direction of his missionary journey. This vision, often referred to as the "Macedonian Call," is a divine intervention guiding Paul and his companions. Visions were a common way God communicated with His people in the Bible, as seen with prophets like Isaiah and Ezekiel. This particular vision underscores the urgency and divine authority behind Paul's mission. It also highlights the role of the Holy Spirit in directing the early church's expansion. we got ready to leave for Macedonia concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them Persons / Places / Events 1. PaulA key apostle in the early church, known for his missionary journeys and spreading the gospel to the Gentiles. 2. Vision Paul receives a vision of a man from Macedonia pleading for help, which is a divine call to spread the gospel there. 3. Macedonia A region in Northern Greece, significant as the first European area where Paul preached the gospel. 4. Luke The author of Acts, who joins Paul on this journey, as indicated by the shift to "we" in the account. 5. Gospel Preaching The central mission of Paul and his companions, emphasizing the spread of the Christian message. Teaching Points Divine GuidanceGod often guides His people through various means, including visions and circumstances. We should remain open and attentive to His leading. Immediate Obedience Paul and his companions responded immediately to the vision. We should strive for prompt obedience when we discern God's call. Team Ministry The use of "we" indicates a team effort in ministry. Collaboration and unity in the body of Christ are vital for effective ministry. Cross-Cultural Mission The call to Macedonia represents a significant step in the spread of the gospel to Europe. We are called to reach beyond our comfort zones to share the gospel. Discernment of God's Will Paul and his team "concluded" that God had called them. Discernment involves prayer, counsel, and a willingness to act on God's direction. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Acts 16Who was Lydia in the Bible? Who is the author of the Book of Acts? In Acts 19:13–16, what evidence supports or undermines the historical accuracy of the dramatic encounter where the evil spirit attacks the sons of Sceva? What were the key events of Paul's second missionary journey?(10) Immediately we endeavoured . . .--The natural inference from the sudden appearance of the first person in a narrative previously in the third, is that the author became at this point an actor in the events which he records. (See Introduction to St. Luke's Gospel.) The other hypothesis, that he incorporates a narrative written by Silas or Timotheus, is not probable in itself, and would naturally have involved an earlier change in the form of the narrative. Accepting the received view, it seems to follow, as there is no mention of the conversion of the Evangelist, that St. Paul and St. Luke must have been already known to each other, probably either at Tarsus or Antioch, the fulness with which the history of the latter Church is given pointing to it as the scene of their previous intimacy. On this assumption, the narrator must have left Antioch after the Council of Jerusalem, probably after the dispute between Paul and Barnabas, and travelled through the interior of Asia Minor, in part, perhaps, in the track of St. Paul's earlier journey; and so gathered materials for his history till he came to Troas, and there carried on his work as an evangelist. The manner in which St. Luke introduces himself ("the Lord had called us") implies, it may be noted, that he too was a preacher of the gospel. There is no record here of any mission-work done by St. Paul; but the language in 2Corinthians 2:12, and, yet more, the facts of Acts 20:6, imply the existence of a Christian community. We may look, accordingly, on St. Luke as the founder of the Church of Troas, and place this among the "labours in the gospel" to which St. Paul refers in 2Corinthians 8:18. The "we endeavoured" (literally, we sought) implies an immediate inquiry as to what ship was sailing, bound for any port of Macedonia. Such a call as that which had been given in the vision admitted of no delay. It came from the Lord Jesus, as the sequel of that given in the vision in the Temple (Acts 22:17-21), and was, therefore, to be obeyed at once.Verse 10. - When for after, A.V.; straightway for immediately, A.V.; sought for endeavored, A.V.; go forth for go, A.V.; concluding fur assuredly gathering, A.V.; God for the Lord, A.V. and T.R. Concluding; συμβιβάζοντες, only here in the sense of "concluding or "gathering." In Acts 9:22 it is "proving." In Ephesians 4:16 and Colossians 2:2 it means to "join together." In classical Greek to "bring together" in the sense of" reconciling," sometimes of" agreeing" to a proposition. In the LXX., to ,' instruct," "teach" (1 Corinthians 2:16). In this verse we first remark the very important introduction of the pronoun we into the narrative, marking the presence of the historian himself, and showing that he first joined St. Paul at Tread He went with him to Philippi (ver. 12), and there he appears to have stopped till St. Paul returned there in his third missionary journey on his way from Achaia to Jerusalem (Acts 20:5, 6), where we find him still with the apostle (Acts 20:17, 18). We again find him with St. Paul at Caesarea, while he was a prisoner there (Acts 27:1), and he accompanied him on the voyage to Rome, which is the last place where we heir of him (Acts 27:2, 3. etc.; Acts 28:2, 11, 14-16; Colossians 4:14; Philemon 1:24). It is quite characteristic of Holy Scripture that things are told, or appear on the face of the narrative, without any explanation. Who Luke was, what brought him to Troas, how he became a companion of St. Paul, whether as his medical adviser or otherwise, we know not. His Christian modesty forbade his speaking about himself. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek As soon asὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. [Paul] had seen εἶδεν (eiden) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. vision, ὅραμα (horama) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3705: A spectacle, vision, that which is seen. From horao; something gazed at, i.e. A spectacle. we got ready ἐζητήσαμεν (ezētēsamen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot. to leave ἐξελθεῖν (exelthein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue. for εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Macedonia, Μακεδονίαν (Makedonian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3109: (Hebrew), Macedonia, a Roman province north of Achaia (Greece). From Makedon; Macedonia, a region of Greece. concluding συμβιβάζοντες (symbibazontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4822: From sun and bibazo (by reduplication) of the base of basis); to drive together, i.e. Unite, to infer, show, teach. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. had called προσκέκληται (proskeklētai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4341: To call to myself, summon. Middle voice from pros and kaleo; to call toward oneself, i.e. Summon, invite. us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. to preach the gospel εὐαγγελίσασθαι (euangelisasthai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Strong's 2097: From eu and aggelos; to announce good news especially the gospel. to them. αὐτούς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Links Acts 16:10 NIVActs 16:10 NLT Acts 16:10 ESV Acts 16:10 NASB Acts 16:10 KJV Acts 16:10 BibleApps.com Acts 16:10 Biblia Paralela Acts 16:10 Chinese Bible Acts 16:10 French Bible Acts 16:10 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 16:10 When he had seen the vision immediately (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |
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