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Soδὲpassing byπαρελθόντεςMysia,τὴν Μυσίανthey went downκατέβησανtoεἰςTroas.Τρῳάδα
Acts 16:8
Study it in the app“So passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.”
The Spirit closes some roads, then Paul sees a Macedonian in a vision asking for helpGod guides
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:8, word by word
- passing byπαρελθόντεςparelthontes
pass by
To go along beside someone without stopping.
Where else “parelthontes” appears- MysiaΜυσίανMysian
Mysia
Mysia, a region in the north-west of present-day Turkey.
Where else “Mysian” appears- they went downκατέβησανkatebēsan
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katebēsan” appears- TroasΤρῳάδαTrōiada
Troas
Troas, a port in the north-west of Asia Minor, across the sea from Greece.
Where else “Trōiada” appears
The context
7And when they came opposite Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
8 · This verse (above)
9And a vision appeared to Paul during the night: a certain Macedonian man was standing and urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
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?