Acts 16:1-12

1Now Paul also came 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 brothers and sisters who were in 6Lystra and 7Iconium. 3Paul wanted this man to leave with him; and he 8took 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 9the ordinances for them to follow which had been determined by 10the apostles and 11elders in Jerusalem. 5So 12the churches were being strengthened 13in the faith, and were 14increasing in number daily.

6They passed through the 1516Phrygian and 17Galatian region, after being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in 1819Asia; 7and after they came to 20Mysia, they were trying to go into 21Bithynia, and the 22Spirit of Jesus did not allow them; 8and passing by 23Mysia, they went down to 24Troas. 925And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of 26Macedonia was standing and pleading with him, and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10When he had seen 27the vision, 28we immediately sought to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to 29preach the gospel to them.

11So after setting sail from 30Troas, we ran 31a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis; 12and from there to 32Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of 33Macedonia, 34a Roman colony; and we were spending some days in this city.