Acts 16:1-12

1Paul came also to 1Derbe and to 2Lystra. And a disciple was there, named 3Timothy, the son of a 4Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, 2and he was well spoken of by 5the brethren who were in 6Lystra and 7Iconium. 3Paul wanted this man to 8go with him; and he 9took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering 10the decrees which had been decided upon by 11the apostles and 12elders who were in Jerusalem, for them to observe. 5So 13the churches were being strengthened 14in the faith, and were 15increasing in number daily.

6They passed through the 1617Phrygian and 18Galatian region, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in 1920Asia; 7and after they came to 21Mysia, they were trying to go into 22Bithynia, and the 23Spirit of Jesus did not permit them; 8and passing by 24Mysia, they came down to 25Troas. 926A vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of 27Macedonia was standing and appealing to him, and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10When he had seen 28the vision, immediately 29we sought to 30go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to 31preach the gospel to them.

11So putting out to sea from 32Troas, we ran 33a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis; 12and from there to 34Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of 35Macedonia, 36a Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days.