Acts 16:10

And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured, [ ezeeteesamen (G2212)] - 'we sought;' that is, probably, made the necessary inquiries how and when they could set sail for Europe.

To go into Macedonia. The "WE," here first introduced into this History, is a modest intimation that the historian himself had now joined the missionary party-thus making four in number. The modern objections to this ancient and natural application of the change to the first person plural ("We"), are frivolous; and the attempts of DeWette and others, after Schleiermacher, to show that Timotheus is the person meant-and of some, that Silas is intended-are very weak. Whether (as Wieseler conjectures) Paul's broken health had anything to do with this arrangement for having "the beloved physician" with him, can never be known with certainty; but that be would deem himself honoured in taking care of so precious a life, there can be no doubt.

Assuredly gathering that the Lord - the Lord Jesus, who, by His Spirit, was the glorious Director of all their movements, and specially in the present case: compare the special reading of Acts 16:7; "but the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not."