Acts 16:12 - English Majority Text Version 2009

¹² and from there to Philippi, which is chief of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were spending some days in that very city.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² and from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And from there [we came] to Philippi, which is the chief city of the district of Macedonia and a [Roman] colony. We stayed on in this place some days;

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a Roman colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days.

Common English Bible

¹² From there we went to Philippi, a city of Macedonia’s first district and a Roman colony. We stayed in that city several days.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² and from there to Philippi, which is the preeminent city in the area of Macedonia, a colony. Now we were in this city some days, conferring together.

Acts 16:12 Cross References

Acts 16:10

Now when he saw the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Acts 16:21

and they are proclaiming customs which are not lawful for us to receive or to do, since we are Romans."

Acts 16:9

And a vision appeared during the night to Paul. A certain man of Macedonia was standing, urging him, and saying, "Come across to Macedonia and help us."

Acts 18:5

Now when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, solemnly bearing witness to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

Acts 19:21

When these things were fulfilled, Paul resolved in his spirit, having gone through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."

Acts 19:29

And the whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one purpose into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, traveling companions of Paul.

Acts 20:1

Now after the disturbance had ceased, Paul, summoning the disciples and greeting them, went away to go to Macedonia.

Acts 20:3

and spent three months [there]. And as a plot by the Jews developed against him, as he was to put to sea for Syria, a decision came about to return through Macedonia.

Acts 20:6

And we sailed away after the Days of Unleavened Bread, from Philippi, and we came to them in Troas within five days, where we spent seven days.

Acts 27:2

And having boarded a ship of Adramyttium, scheduled to sail to the ports along the Asian coasts, we put to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

Romans 15:26

For Macedonia and Achaia thought it good to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, together with the overseers and ministers:

Philippians 1:5

for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,

1 Thessalonians 2:2

But suffering before and being spitefully treated at Philippi, just as you know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much conflict.