and from thereto Philippi,whichis a leadingcityof the districtof Macedonia,a [Roman] colony;and we were stayingin thiscityfor somedays.
but after we had already sufferedand been mistreatedin Philippi,as you know,we had the boldnessin our Godto speakto you the gospelof Godamidmuchopposition.
Pauland Timothy,bond-servantsof ChristJesus,To allthe saintsin ChristJesuswho are in Philippi,includingthe overseersand deacons:
We sailedfrom Philippiafterthe daysof UnleavenedBread, and cameto them at Troaswithinfivedays;and therewe stayedsevendays.
and are proclaimingcustomswhichit is not lawfulfor us to acceptorto observe,beingRomans."
A visionappearedto Paulin the night:a manof Macedoniawas standingand appealingto him, and saying,"Come overto Macedoniaand helpus."
Whenhe had seenthe vision,immediatelywe soughtto gointo Macedonia,concludingthat Godhad calledus to preach the gospelto them.
But whenSilasand Timothycame downfrom Macedonia,Paul[began] devoting himself completelyto the word,solemnly testifyingto the Jewsthat Jesuswas the Christ.
Nowafterthese thingswere finished,Paulpurposedin the spiritto goto Jerusalemafter he had passed throughMacedoniaand Achaia,saying,"AfterI have beenthere,I mustalsoseeRome."
The citywas filledwith the confusion,and they rushedwith one accordinto the theater,dragging alongGaiusand Aristarchus,Paul'straveling companionsfrom Macedonia.
Afterthe uproarhad ceased,Paulsentfor the disciples,and when he had exhortedthem and taken his leaveof them, he leftto goto Macedonia.
And [there] he spentthreemonths,and when a plotwas formedagainsthim by the Jewsas he was aboutto set sailfor Syria,he decidedto returnthroughMacedonia.
And embarkingin an Adramyttianship,which was aboutto sailto the regionsalong the coastof Asia,we put out to seaaccompaniedby Aristarchus,a Macedonianof Thessalonica.
For Macedoniaand Achaiahave been pleasedto makea contributionfor the pooramong the saintsin Jerusalem.
in viewof your participationin the gospelfrom the firstdayuntilnow.
