Acts 16:8 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁸ so they went on through Mysia and came down to Troas, [i.e., a seaport on the Aegean Sea, from which they sailed over to Europe].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ So passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

Common English Bible

⁸ Passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas instead.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Then, when they had crossed through Mysia, they descended to Troas.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ And when they had passed through Mysia, they went down to Troas.

Acts 16:8 Cross References

Acts 16:11

After setting sail from Troas we headed straight for Samothrace [i.e., an island in the Aegean Sea] and the next day we went on to Neapolis [i.e., a seaport in Macedonia],

Acts 16:7

When they came near Mysia [i.e., a northwestern province of Asia Minor] they attempted to travel into Bythinia [i.e., a northern province of Asia Minor] but [an inspired message from] the Holy Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to,

Acts 20:5

These [men] had gone ahead and were waiting for us [when we arrived] in Troas [i.e., a seaport town across the Aegean Sea from Philippi]. [Note: The use of “us” begins here again, suggesting that the writer Luke rejoins the party at Philippi. See next verse].

Acts 20:6

And we [ourselves] sailed away from Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread [Note: This was the Jewish feast commemorating deliverance from Egyptian bondage], and five days later [we] joined them at Troas [i.e., the seven men mentioned in verses 4 and 5], where we remained for seven days.

2 Corinthians 2:12

Now when I came to Troas [See Acts 16:8], in order to preach the good news about Christ, and when a door [of opportunity] was opened to me in [the service of] the Lord [there],

2 Timothy 4:13

When you come, bring my cloak that I left at Troas with Crispus, along with the scrolls and especially the parchments.