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Andδὲwhen they cameἐλθόντεςoppositeκατὰMysia,τὴν Μυσίανthey were tryingἐπείραζονto goπορευθῆναιintoεἰςBithynia,τὴν Βιθυνίανandκαὶthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαof JesusἸησοῦdid notοὐκallowεἴασενthem.αὐτοὺς
Acts 16:7
Study it in the app“And when they came opposite Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.”
The Spirit closes some roads, then Paul sees a Macedonian in a vision asking for helpGod guides
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:7, word by word
- when they cameἐλθόντεςelthontes
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthontes” appears- MysiaΜυσίανMysian
Mysia
Mysia, a region in the north-west of present-day Turkey.
Where else “Mysian” appears- they were tryingἐπείραζονepeirazon
test
To test someone to see what they are or will do; also to attempt something.
Where else “epeirazon” appears- to goπορευθῆναιporeuthēnai
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuthēnai” appears- BithyniaΒιθυνίανBithynian
Bithynia
Bithynia, a region in the north of present-day Turkey, on the Black Sea.
Where else “Bithynian” appears- the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- of JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- allowεἴασενeiasen
let
Not to stop someone from doing something; to let him.
Where else “eiasen” appears
The context
6And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia.
7 · This verse (above)
8So passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.
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?