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Acts 16:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

During the night Paul had a vision in which a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, ‘Cross over to Macedonia and help us! ’

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After these events, Paul resolved by the Spirit  to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem. ‘After I’ve been there,’ he said, ‘it is necessary for me to see Rome as well.’


When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself to preaching the word  and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.


because Macedonia  and Achaia  were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.


After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples, encouraged them, and after saying farewell, departed to go to Macedonia.


In fact, you are doing this towards all the brothers and sisters in the entire region of Macedonia.  But we encourage you, brothers and sisters, to do this even more,


especially because of the extraordinary revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh  was given to me, a messenger of Satan  to torment me so that I would not exalt myself.


When I was present with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, since the brothers who came from Macedonia  supplied my needs.  I have kept myself, and will keep myself, from burdening you in any way.


For I know your eagerness, and I boast about you to the Macedonians,  ‘Achaia  has been ready since last year’, and your zeal  has stirred up most of them.


We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that was given to the churches  of Macedonia:


In fact, when we came into Macedonia,  we  had no rest. Instead, we were troubled in every way: conflicts  on the outside, fears  within.


and stayed for three months. The Jews plotted against him when he was about to set sail for Syria, and so he decided to go back through Macedonia.


Cornelius replied, ‘Four days ago at this hour, at three in the afternoon,  I was  praying in my house. Just then a man in dazzling clothing stood before me


About three in the afternoon  he distinctly saw in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, ‘Cornelius.’


Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who urged him, ‘Don’t delay in coming with us.’


After  he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.


and from there to Philippi,  a Roman colony and a leading city of the district of Macedonia. We stayed in that city for several days.


After sending to Macedonia two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus,  he himself stayed in Asia for a while.


So the city was filled with confusion, and they rushed all together into the amphitheatre, dragging along Gaius  and Aristarchus,  Macedonians who were Paul’s travelling companions.


When we had boarded a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, intending to sail to ports along the coast of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us.


And it is not across the sea so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea, get it for us, and proclaim it to us so that we may follow it? ”





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