Acts 16:12

And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. AND FROM THENCE TO PHILIPPI - about 10 miles inland, to the westward, and so called after Philip of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, who built and fortified it. WHICH IS THE CHIEF CITY OF THAT PART OF MACEDONIA, [ heetis (G3748) estin prootee (G4413) tees (G3588) meridos (G3310) tees (G3588) Makeedonias ...

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 assembly the worshippers of God must have, if possible, upon the sabbath day. If we have not synagogues, we must be thankful for more private places, and resort to them; not forsaking the assembling together, as our opportunities are. Among the hearers of Paul was a woman, named Lydia. She had an honest calling, which the historian notices to her praise. Yet though she had a calling to mind, she found time to improve advantages for her soul. It wil...

Verse Acts 16:12. _AND FROM THENCE TO PHILIPPI_] This was a town of Macedonia, in the territory of the _Edones_, on the confines of Thrace, situated on the side of a steep eminence. It took its name from Philip II., king of Macedon. It is famous for two battles, fought between the imperial army, commanded by _Octavianus_, afterwards _Augustus_, and _Mark Antony_, and the republican army, commanded by _Brutus_ and _Cassius_, in which these were successful; and a second, between _Octavianus_ and _Antony_ on the one part, and _Brutus_ on the other. In this battle the republican troops were cut to pieces, after which Brutus killed himself. It was to the Church in this city that St. Paul wrote the epistle that still goes under their name. This place is still in being, though much decayed, and is the see of an archbishop. The ch

AND FROM THENCE TO PHILIPPI - The former name of this city was Dathos. It was repaired and adorned by Philip, the father of Alexander the Great, and after him was called Philippi. It was famous for having been the place where several battles were fought during the civil wars of the Romans, and, among others, for the decisive battle between Brutus and Antony. At this place Brutus killed himself. To the church in this place Paul afterward wrote the Epistle which bears its name. WHICH IS THE CHIEF CITY OF THAT PART OF MACEDONIA - This whole region had been conquered by the Romans under Paulus Aemilius. By him it was divided into four parts or provinces (Livy). The Syriac version renders it “a city of the first part of Macedonia,” and there is a medal extant which also describes this region by this name. It has been proposed, therefore, to alter the Greek text in accordance with this, since...

EXPOSITION ACTS 16:1 _And he came also _for _then came he, _A.V._ _and T.R.; _to Lystra _for _Lystra, _A.V._; Timothy _for _Timotheus, _A.V._; of a Jewess _for _of a certain woman which was a Jewess, _A.V. and T.R.; _which _for _and, _A.V. For DERBE and LYSTRA, see Acts 14:1. and notes. This time St. Paul visited Derbe first, whereas before he came from Lystra to Derbe (Acts 14:6, Acts 14:8, Acts 14:21). WAS THERE; viz

AND FROM THENCE TO PHILIPPI,.... This place is by Appianus called Datos, which was its original name; and by Diodorus Siculus, Crenidae c, from the fountains of water, which were many and wholesome, that were about it; and it had its name Philippi, from Philip king of Macedon, father of Alexander the great, who rebuilt it d: it is now vulgarly called Chrixopolis, that is, Chrysopolis, from the veins and mines of gold found about it; it was famous for a battle here fought between Augustus Caesar and Anthony on the one side, and Brutus and Cassius on the other, in which the latter were vanquished: WHICH IS THE CHIEF CITY OF THAT PART OF MACEDONIA; which is called Edonis, in which Ptolomy places it; AND A COLONY: that is, of the Romans; see Acts 16:37 and which Pliny e also calls a colony: AND WE WERE IN THAT CITY ABIDING MANY DAYS; withou

Acts 16:9. _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._ Our dreams often follow the leading thoughts of the day; or, if not of the day, yet the chief thoughts that are upon the mind. Paul dreams about mission work, for his heart is in it. I should not wonder if some before me, who are deeply engaged in earnest Christian work, have often dreamt about their Sunday-school, or their mission-station. Where the mind goes when we are awake, it often goes when we are asleep. This vision that appeared to Paul was supernatural; and was an indication of what God wanted him to do. Acts 16:10. And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord ha

COLONY That is, a Roman colony....

ACTS 16:12 prw,th@j# meri,doj th/j {D} The oldest form of text in the extant Greek witnesses appears to be prw,th th/j meri,doj Makedoni,aj po,lij, “a first city of the district of Macedonia.” Hort denied that meri,j could ever denote a geographical division, and for this, and other reasons, regarded the passage as primitively corrupt. Subsequent to Hort, however, examples of such a geographical usage have turned up in papyri, in an inscription, and in late writers. 316 But what is the meaning of prw,th? (1) Against the translation “chief” city (AV) is the fact that not Philippi but Thessalonica was acknowledged to be the chief city of Macedonia and Amphipolis the chief city of the...

CHAPTER 16 _ 1. In Derbe and Lystra again. Timotheus (Acts 16:1)._ 2. The Preaching forbidden in Asia (Acts 16:6). 3. The Vision of the Man from Macedonia (Acts 16:9). 4. The Gospel in Europe (Acts 16:13). Read in connection with the first verses of this chapter 1 Timothy 1:18; 1Ti 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:15. The circumcision of Timothy, the offspri