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Andδὲthey went throughΔιῆλθονthe regionχώρανof Phrygiaτὴν ΦρυγίανandκαὶGalatia,Γαλατικὴνhaving been preventedκωλυθέντεςbyὑπὸthe Holyτοῦ ἁγίουSpiritπνεύματοςfrom speakingλαλῆσαιthe wordτὸν λόγονinἐνAsia.τῇ Ἀσίᾳ
Acts 16:6
Study it in the app“And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia.”
The Spirit closes some roads, then Paul sees a Macedonian in a vision asking for helpGod guides
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:6, word by word
- they went throughΔιῆλθονDiēlthon
pass through
To travel through a place or over to the far shore.
Where else “Diēlthon” appears- the regionχώρανchōran
region
A region, a country.
Where else “chōran” appears- of PhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrygian
Phrygia
Phrygia, a region in the center of present-day Turkey.
Where else “Phrygian” appears- GalatiaΓαλατικὴνGalatikēn
Galatian
Galatian, of Galatia, a region in the center of present-day Turkey.
Where else “Galatikēn” appears- having been preventedκωλυθέντεςkōlythentes
hinder
To hinder, to prevent.
Where else “kōlythentes” appears- the Holyἁγίουhagiou
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiou” appears- Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- from speakingλαλῆσαιlalēsai
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalēsai” appears- the wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- AsiaἈσίᾳAsiai
Asia
See it on the mapWhere else “Asiai” appears
Places in this verse
Asia
Today: western Turkey (western Anatolia)
A Roman province in what is now western Turkey, with Ephesus as its main city.
Paul taught two years in Ephesus, and everyone in the province heard the word of the Lord (Acts 19:10). The seven assemblies of Revelation were there (Rev 1:4).
The context
5So the assemblies were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number daily.
6 · This verse (above)
7And when they came opposite Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
To study Acts 16 in a group
1. What it says
What do Paul and Silas do at midnight in prison, and what happens afterward? (vv. 25-26)
2. What it means
Why does the jailer ask what he must do, and how do Paul and Silas answer him? (vv. 27-31)
3. How I live it
Paul and Silas prayed and sang on a very hard night (v. 25). What gives you courage when you go through a night like that?