Scofield's Bible Commentary
Acts 16:10
we
The change here from "they," as in the preceding verses, to "we" indicates that at Troas, Luke, the narrator, joined Paul's company.
we
The change here from "they," as in the preceding verses, to "we" indicates that at Troas, Luke, the narrator, joined Paul's company.
ACTS 16:10 Codex Bezae, supported in part by copsa, recasts the verse to read, diegerqei.j ou=n dihgh,sato to. o[rama h`mi/n( kai. evnoh,samen o[ti proske,klhtai h`ma/j o` ku,rioj euvaggeli,sasqai to...
Verse Acts 16:10. _WE ENDEAVOURED TO GO INTO MACEDONIA_] This is the first place that the historian St. Luke refers to himself: _WE_ _endeavoured_, c. And, from this, it has been supposed that he join...
WE ENDEAVORED - This is the first instance in which Luke refers to himself as being in company with Paul. It is hence probable that he joined Paul and Silas about this time, and it is evident that he...
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 ...
JOURNEY THROUGH ASIA MINOR TO MACEDONIA. Here we come to the Travel-document, which is followed henceforward. It was till recently the custom to speak of the We-Passages, which are found in Acts 16:10...
A SON IN THE FAITH (Acts 16:1-5)...
They went through the Phrygian and Galatian territory, but they were prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia. When they had gone through Mysia they tried to go into Bithynia.; and...
AFTER. when. HAD SEEN. saw. Greek. _eidon._ App-133. WE. Here Luke comes upon the scene. ENDEAVOURED. sought. ASSUREDLY GATHERING. Greek. _sumbibazo._ See note on Acts 9:22. THE LORD. App-98., bu...
_we endeavoured_ More literally and better, _we sought_. (So _R. V._) The steps taken would be in the way of enquiry how and when they could get across the sea to Europe. Here the writer begins to spe...
Acts 16:1-12. PAUL REVISITS DERBE AND LYSTRA, CHOOSES TIMOTHY FOR A COMPANION IN HIS MISSION, AND CIRCUMCISES HIM. THEY PASS THROUGH PHRYGIA AND GALATIA, AND COME INTO MYSIA AND TO TROAS. BY A VISION...
ΘΕῸΣ for κύριος with אABCE. _Vulg_. ‘Deus.’ 10. ἘΖΗΤΉΣΑΜΕΝ, _we sought_. The steps taken would be in the way of inquiry how and when they could cross into Europe. For ζητεῖν with a verb of going, cf....
_THE CALL PAUL RECEIVED TO COME TO MACEDONIA ACTS 16:6-12:_ The Holy Spirit did not allow the missionaries to go to Asia, or to Bithynia. God had chosen to send His servants to Macedonia. The gospel w...
ΏΣ (G5613) когда, после (BD, 237.38). ΕΊΔΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ, _см._ Acts 16:9. Έ· ΖΗΤΉΣΑΜΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΖΗΤΈΩ (G2212) искать. 1 _pers. pl._ является подлежащим в первом длинном пассаж...
IMMEDIATELY WE ENDEAVOURED— This is the first place in which St. Luke intimates his attending on the apostle; and it is remarkable, that here he does it in a very oblique manner; nor does he indeed th...
WHILE IN THE ABOVE STATED REGIONS THEY WERE FORBIDDEN BY THE HOLY SPIRIT TO SPEAK THE WORD IN ASIA. THEY PASSED THROUGH THE PRO-VINCE OF MYSIA AND ASSAYED TO GO INTO THE PROVINCE OF BITHYNIA BUT THEY...
See notes on verse 9...
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 VISI...
40 Silas was almost necessary as a companion for Paul. The decrees provided that they should be delivered by both Barnabas and Paul, while Judas and Silas were to confirm them by word of mouth. Now th...
The we indicates that St. Luke was now a member of the party. Whether he joined it at Troas, or had accompanied it all along is not clear....
Journey into Europe, Philippi. 6. RV 'And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden of the Holy Ghost to speak the word in Asia.' At Lystra (Acts 16:6) they received a...
ST. PAUL IN EUROPE 1. Timotheus] was probably of Lystra, not Derbe. His mother Eunice was perhaps a widow, and she, together with his grandmother Lois, educated the lad in the religion of Israel, tho...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 16 TIMOTHY WORKS WITH PAUL AND SILAS, 16:1-5 V1 Paul went to Derbe and then he went to Lystra. A *Christian called Timothy lived there. Timothy...
IMMEDIATELY WE ENDEAVOURED... — The natural inference from the sudden appearance of the first person in a narrative previously in the third, is that the author became at this point an actor in the eve...
εἰς Μ.: It is easy to understand St. Paul's eagerness to follow the vision after he had been twice hindered in his purpose, although it may well be that neither he nor St. Luke regarded the journey fr...
GUIDED TO NEW FIELDS Acts 16:1 Paul had a wonderful influence over young men. Timothy, Titus, and Mark bore his impress. When circumcision was insisted upon, as in the previous chapter, no one oppose...
Here begins the account of Pads second journey. At Lystra he found Timothy. His action in the circumcision of Timothy is startling in view of the recent decision of the council. Some charge him with i...
The Macedonian Call Just west of the cities in south Galatia was the Roman province of Asia. At this time, Luke says Paul was forbidden by the Holy Spirit to enter that region to teach. This might hav...
(6) 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. (6) The Saints did not easil...
We. This change in the narration from the third, to the first person, we sought, &c. is remarkable. It is hence inferred, that St. Luke, the author of this book, joined St. Paul at Troas, and became h...
This clear and unmistakable open vision, both seen and heard, sweeps away all defalcation as to their evangelistic call to preach the gospel in Europe. For this reason, Christian Europe and America ar...
Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, (7) After they were come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithy...
We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
− 10._Being fully persuaded. _Hence we gather, that is was not bare vision, but that it was also confirmed by the testimony of the Spirit. For Satan doth oftentimes abuse ghosts and visures [masks] to...
There is perhaps no example of this more remarkable than that which Paul does with regard to Timothy. He uses circumcision in all liberty to set aside Jewish prejudice. It is very doubtful whether, ac...
AND AFTER HE HAD SEEN THE VISION,.... And considered it, and related it to his companions: and when they had well weighed it, and the circumstances of it: IMMEDIATELY WE ENDEAVOURED TO GO INTO MACEDO...
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. Ver. 10. _Assuredly gathering_]...
_And_ While they were in this place, undetermined, probably, to what coast of Europe they should sail, if, according to their intention, they crossed the sea; _a vision appeared to Paul in the night_...
WE; from this it appears that Luke, the writer of this book, accompanied Paul. Compare chap Acts 20:5, etc. ASSUREDLY GATHERING; being convinced....
The vision:...
AND AFTER HE HAD SEEN THE VISION, IMMEDIATELY WE ENDEAVORED TO GO INTO MACEDONIA, ASSUREDLY GATHERING THAT THE LORD HAD CALLED US FOR TO PREACH THE GOSPEL UNTO THEM. The reason for all this maneuverin...
Coming to Derbe and Lystra, where he and Barnabas had been persecuted before, Paul was favorably impressed with the young man, Timothy, who had evidently been converted through Paul on his first visit...
NOW AFTER HE HAD SEEN THE VISION, IMMEDIATELY WE SOUGHT TO GO TO MACEDONIA, CONCLUDING THAT THE LORD HAD CALLED US TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THEM. 1. There is no hesitation. Paul was prevented from goi...
"And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them"Straightway" "Presents. picture of. hurried trip to t...
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 suf...
IMMEDIATELY; as soon as God's will was manifested, they make no delay, not objecting against the journey. WE ENDEAVOURED TO GO; St. Luke, the penman of this book was one of them that went, (the others...
Acts 16:10 Now G1161 after G5613 seen G1492 (G5627) vision G3705 immediately G2112 sought G2212 (G5656) go...
‘And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.' Paul was immediately responsive. This call explain...
THE MISSION TO EUROPE (16:6-19:20). Paul's plans now seemed to begin to go awry. All doors seemed to be closing to him as in one way or another he was first hindered from going one way, and then anoth...
Acts 16:10. IMMEDIATELY WE ENDEAVOURED TO GO INTO MACEDONIA. In this verse the ‘writer of the “Acts”' adopts the style of an eye-witness, and the apostolic memoirs for a time are written in the first...
WE SOUGHT (εζητησαμεν). This sudden use of the plural, dropped in Acts 17:1 when Paul leaves Philippi, and resumed in Acts 20:5 when Paul rejoins Luke in Philippi, argues conclusively that Luke, the...
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...
CONTENTS: Paul finds Timothy. Paul's Macedonian vision. The first convert in Europe. Demons cast out of a damsel. Paul and Silas beaten. Conversion of the Philippian jailer. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy S...
Acts 16:1. _Then came he to Lystra,_ as in Acts 14:6. In their former labours in that city, Lois a jewess, her daughter Eunice, and Timothy her son, had embraced the faith. Now, they found Timothy gro...
THROUGH THE REGION OF PHRYGIA AND GALATIA. _McClintock and Strong's Cyclopedia_ says the Province of Phrygia did not yet exist, but the name referred to the area south of Galatia. IN THE PROVINCE OF A...
_And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas and a vision appeared to Paul in the night._ PAUL’S VISION AT TROAS I. Its benevolence. What is the gospel? Help for man. It helps man-- 1. To know God...
_Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia._ PAUL’S FIRST VISIT TO GALATIA, A.D. 51 OR 52 The form of the Greek expression implies that Phrygia and Galatia are not to be reg...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 16:10 WE. Most likely at this point Luke, the author of Acts 1:1, joined the missionary group....
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 16:6. PHRYGIA AND THE REGION OF GALATIA should probably be, _the Phrygian and Galatian region_; but whether one or two distinct districts is intended is presently under debate....
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,...
We remember at the end of our study last week there arose a contention between Paul and Barnabas who had been close companions on the first missionary venture of the church. But because Barnabas was i...
2 Corinthians 2:12; 2 Corinthians 2:13; Acts 10:29; Acts 26:13;...
We sought. Note the introduction, for the first time here, of the first person, intimating the presence of the author with Paul. Assuredly gathering [σ υ μ β ι β α ζ ο ν τ ε ς]. See on proving, ch. 9...
We sought to go into Macedonia — This is the first place in which St. Luke intimates his attendance on the apostle. And here he does it only in an oblique manner. Nor does he throughout the history on...