Acts 16:6

Acts 16:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
• New International Version (NIV)Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia.

Context of Acts 16:6

4As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decrees decided on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem, for the churches to observe. 5So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they continually increased in number day after day. Now they passed through the territory of Phrygia and Galatia, after being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor]; 7and after they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them; 8so passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.

Acts 16:6 word by word

διῆλθον δὲ τὴν Φρυγίαν καὶ Γαλατικὴν χώραν κωλυθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος λαλῆσαι τὸν λόγον ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• when they had gone throughoutδιέρχομαιdierchomai · to pass throughG1330
• PhrygiaΦρυγίαPhrugia · PhrygiaG5435
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the regionχώραchōra · countryG5561
• of GalatiaΓαλατικόςGalatikos · GalatiaG1054
• and were forbiddenκωλύωkōluō · to preventG2967
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Ghostπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• to preachλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• AsiaἈσίαAsia · AsiaG773

Cross-references for Acts 16:6

• Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around Cyrene, and the visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes (Gentile converts to Judaism),
• Acts 18:23After spending some time there, he left and traveled through the territory of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening and encouraging all the disciples.
• 1 Corinthians 16:1Now concerning the money collected for [the relief of] the saints [in Jerusalem], you are to do the same as I directed the churches of Galatia to do.
• Galatians 1:2and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
• Galatians 3:1O you foolish and thoughtless and superficial Galatians, who has bewitched you [that you would act like this], to whom—right before your very eyes—Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified [in the gospel message]?
• 2 Timothy 4:10for Demas, having loved [the pleasures of] this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
• 1 Peter 1:1Peter, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ, To those [elect—both Jewish and Gentile believers] who live as exiles, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia [Minor], and Bithynia, who are chosen
• Acts 16:7and after they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them;
• Acts 10:19While Peter was thoughtfully considering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Now listen, three men are looking for you.
• Acts 11:12The Spirit told me to go with them without the slightest hesitation. So these six brothers also went with me and we went to the man’s house.
• Acts 13:2While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul (Paul) for the work to which I have called them.”
• Acts 20:28Take care and be on guard for yourselves and for the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd (tend, feed, guide) the church of God which He bought with His own blood.
• 2 Chronicles 6:7Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Isaiah 30:21Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.
• Amos 8:11“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God, “When I will send hunger over the land, Not hunger for bread or a thirst for water, But rather [a hunger] for hearing the words of the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 12:11All these things [the gifts, the achievements, the abilities, the empowering] are brought about by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, distributing to each one individually just as He chooses.

Commentaries on Acts 16:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia - The Asia mentioned here could not be Asia Minor in general, for Galatia, Phrygia, Pisidia, Lycaonia, and Pamphylia, were provinces of it, and in these the apostles preached; but it was what was called Proconsular Asia, which included only Ionia, Aeolia, and Lydia. The apostles were not suffered to visit these places at this time; but they afterwards went thither, and preached the Gospel with…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Throughout Phrygia - This was the largest province of Asia Minor. It had Bithynia north; Pisidia and Lycia south; Galatia and Cappadocia east; and Lydia and Mysia west. And the region of Galatia - This province was directly east of Phrygia. The region was formerly conquered by the Gauls. They settled in it, and called it, after their own name, Galatia. The Gauls invaded the country at different times, and no less than three tribes or bodies of Gauls had…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-15Verses 6-15 The removals of ministers, and the dispensing the means of grace by them, are in particular under Divine conduct and direction. We must follow Providence: and whatever we seek to do, if that suffer us not, we ought to submit and believe to be for the best. People greatly need help for their souls, it is their duty to look out for it, and to invite those among them who can help them. And God's calls must be complied with readily. A solemn…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-10God directed the missionaries’ travels: The Holy Spirit had prevented them from proceeding westward into the province of Asia, the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go north to Bithynia, and then Paul had a vision calling them to go northwest over the Aegean Sea to Macedonia. In the book of Acts, God's Spirit guided his servants in many ways, including: through visions from God (see also 9:10; 10:9–16; 22:18), direct intuition (compare 8:29, 39…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-126-8. Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia--proceeding in a northwesterly direction. At this time must have been formed "the churches of Galatia" (Ga 1:2; 1Co 16:1); founded, as we learn from the Epistle to the Galatians (particularly Ga 4:19), by the apostle Paul, and which were already in existence when he was on his third missionary journey, as we learn from Ac 18:23, where it appears that he was no less successful in…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 16:6

• Asia
• Galatia
• Holy Spirit
• Paul
• Phrygia

In the dictionaries

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• Galatia, Galatians
• Holy Ghost
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• Galatians, Epistle to
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Commentaries on Acts 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings