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Acts Chapter 16 verse 8 Holy Bible

ASV Acts 16:8

and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
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BBE Acts 16:8

And going past Mysia, they came down to Troas.
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DARBY Acts 16:8

and having passed by Mysia they descended to Troas.
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KJV Acts 16:8

And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
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WBT Acts 16:8

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WEB Acts 16:8

Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
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YLT Acts 16:8

and having passed by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - Passing... they came for they passing... came, A.V. They would have gone north to Bithynia, where, we know from 1 Peter 1:1, there were many Jews. But the Spirit ordered them westwards, to the seacoast of Troas, that they might be ready to sail for Macedonia. In like manner Abraham went out not knowing whither he went (Hebrews 11:8). Truly the footsteps of God's providence are not known!

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) Came down to Troas.--Their travels had at last led them to the coast, and they looked out upon the waters of the 'gean. The town of Alexandria Troas, at this time reckoned as a Roman colony and a free city, recalls to our memories, without entering into vexed questions as to its identity with the site of the older Troy, the great poem which tells us the tale of Ilium. To St. Paul that poem was probably unknown, and had it been otherwise, the associations connected with it would have had no charms for him. The question which must have occupied all his thoughts was, where he was next to proclaim the glad tidings of the Christ, and of forgiveness and peace through Him. That question, we may well believe, expressed itself in prayer, and to that prayer the vision of the next verse was an answer.