Acts 16:9

Acts 16:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
• New International Version (NIV)During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

Context of Acts 16:9

7Then they arrived at the edge of the region of Mysia. They wanted to go from there into the region of Bithynia. But the Holy Spirit of Jesus stopped them from going there too. 8So they went quickly through Mysia and they arrived at the city of Troas, on the coast. During that night, Paul had a vision. In the vision, he saw a man from the region called Macedonia. The man stood there and he said to Paul, ‘Please, please come across the sea to Macedonia and help us.’ 10After Paul's vision, we immediately prepared ourselves for the journey to Macedonia. We decided that God was telling us to go there. He wanted us to tell the people there the good news about Jesus. 11We got in a ship at Troas and we sailed across the sea. We went across to an island called Samothrace. The next day, we continued our journey to a port called Neapolis.

Acts 16:9 word by word

καὶ ὅραμα διὰ τῆς νυκτὸς τῷ Παύλῳ ὤφθη· ἀνὴρ Μακεδών τις ἦν ἑστὼς καὶ παρακαλῶν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων· διαβὰς εἰς Μακεδονίαν βοήθησον ἡμῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• a visionὅραμαhorama · visionG3705
• appearedὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• to Paulὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• inδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• There stoodἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• ·τιςtis · oneG5100
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• of MacedoniaΜακεδώνMakedōn · MacedoniaG3110
• prayedπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Come overδιαβαίνωdiabainō · to crossG1224
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• MacedoniaΜακεδονίαMakedonia · MacedoniaG3109
• and helpβοηθέωboētheō · to helpG997
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Acts 16:9

• Acts 2:17God says “This is what I will do in the last days. I will give my Spirit to all people. Your sons and daughters will speak my message to people. Your young men will see visions in their minds. And your old men will see things in their dreams.
• Acts 9:10There was a believer who lived in Damascus. His name was Ananias. God gave him a message in a vision. The Lord Jesus said to him, ‘Ananias!’ Ananias answered, ‘Lord, I am here.’
• Acts 10:3One afternoon, at about three o'clock, Cornelius had a vision. He clearly saw one of God's angels. The angel came in and said to him, ‘Cornelius!’
• Acts 11:5‘I was staying in a house in the city of Joppa. One day, when I was praying, I had a special dream. In this vision, I saw something that came down from heaven. It was like a large piece of cloth. Somebody held it at each of its four corners and let it come down to the ground next to me.
• Acts 18:9But one night, the Lord appeared to Paul in a vision. He said, ‘Do not be afraid of those people who are against you. Continue to speak my message to the people here. Do not stop speaking to them.
• Acts 22:17So then I returned to Jerusalem. I went into the temple and I was praying there. I had a vision.
• Acts 27:23Last night one of God's angels spoke to me. I am a servant of God and I belong to him. He sent his angel to come to me.
• 2 Corinthians 12:1I must continue to praise myself. It will not really help you, but I will tell you anyway. The Lord has shown me special things, like in a dream.
• Acts 18:5Then Silas and Timothy arrived there from the country called Macedonia. After that, the only work that Paul did was to teach people God's message. He told the Jews clearly that Jesus is God's Messiah.
• Acts 19:21After these things happened, Paul decided that he should go to Jerusalem. But first he wanted to visit the believers in Macedonia and Greece. He said, ‘After I have been to Jerusalem, I must also go to Rome.’
• Romans 15:26Some of them are poor, and the Christians in Macedonia and Achaia wanted to help them. So they got some money to send to those people.
• 2 Corinthians 7:5When we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies did not rest at all. We had many kinds of trouble. All round us, people quarrelled with us. Inside us, we were afraid.
• 2 Corinthians 8:1My Christian friends, let me tell you about the believers in the churches in Macedonia. God has been very kind to them.
• 2 Corinthians 9:2I know that you want to help very much. I have told the believers in Macedonia how good you are. I tell them that you believers in Achaia have been ready to give your money since last year. Because you are so ready to help, most of them now also want to help.
• 2 Corinthians 11:9When I was there with you, I never made you help me. Even when I needed something, I did not cause trouble to anyone. Instead, the believers who came from Macedonia gave me everything that I needed. I was very careful never to cause you to have trouble. And I will continue to be careful like that.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:7As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

Commentaries on Acts 16:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9A vision appeared to Paul in the night - Whether this was in a dream, or whether a representation made to the senses of the apostle, we cannot tell. A man of Macedonia appeared to him, and made this simple communication, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. Some suppose that the guardian angel of Macedonia appeared to St. Paul in a human shape; others, that it was a Divine communication made to his imagination in a dream.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And a vision - See the notes on Acts 9:10. There stood a man - etc. The appearance of a man who was known to be of Macedonia, probably by his dress and language. Whether this was in a dream, or whether it was a representation made to the senses while awake, it is impossible to tell. The will of God was at different times made known in both these ways. Compare Matthew 2:12; note, Acts 10:3. Grotius supposes that this was the guardian angel of Macedonia…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. 9-10a vision: See "Visions" Theme Note.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. a vision appeared to Paul in the night--while awake, for it is not called a dream. There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us--Stretching his eye across the Ægean Sea, from Troas on the northeast, to the Macedonian hills, visible on the northwest, the apostle could hardly fail to think this the destined scene of his future labors; and, if he retired to rest with this thought, he would be thoroughly…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 16:9

• Dream
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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