Acts 16:6

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Paul’s Vision of the Macedonian Man They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in the province of Asia.

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  • Acts 18:23 : 23 After he spent some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
  • 1 Pet 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those temporarily residing abroad(in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, the province of Asia, and Bithynia) who are chosen
  • Gal 1:2 : 2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.
  • Gal 3:1 : 1 Justification by Law or by Faith? You foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified!
  • 1 Cor 16:1 : 1 A Collection to Aid Jewish Christians With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia:
  • 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas deserted me, since he loved the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia.
  • Heb 11:8 : 8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going.
  • Rev 1:4 : 4 From John, to the seven churches that are in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from“he who is,” and who was, and who is still to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
  • Rev 1:11 : 11 saying:“Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches– to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
  • 2 Cor 1:8 : 8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.
  • 2 Tim 1:15 : 15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
  • Acts 19:10 : 10 This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.
  • Acts 19:26-27 : 26 And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a large crowd, not only in Ephesus but in practically all of the province of Asia, by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all. 27 There is danger not only that this business of ours will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as nothing, and she whom all the province of Asia and the world worship will suffer the loss of her greatness.”
  • Acts 20:4 : 4 Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, as well as Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
  • Acts 20:16 : 16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to spend time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to arrive in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.
  • 1 Cor 12:11 : 11 It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.
  • 2 Chr 6:7-9 : 7 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel. 8 The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me. 9 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’
  • Isa 30:21 : 21 You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,“This is the correct way, walk in it,” whether you are heading to the right or the left.
  • Amos 8:11-12 : 11 Be certain of this, the time is coming,” says the Sovereign LORD,“when I will send a famine through the land– not a shortage of food or water but an end to divine revelation! 12 People will stagger from sea to sea, and from the north around to the east. They will wander about looking for a message from the LORD, but they will not find any.
  • Acts 2:9-9 : 9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and the province of Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
  • Acts 10:19 : 19 While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.
  • Acts 11:12 : 12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
  • Acts 13:2-4 : 2 While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off. 4 Paul and Barnabas Preach in Cyprus So Barnabas and Saul, sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
  • Acts 16:7 : 7 When they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to do this,

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  • Acts 16:7-8
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    7When they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to do this,

    8so they passed through Mysia and went down to Troas.

  • Acts 14:6-7
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    6Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.

    7There they continued to proclaim the good news.

  • Acts 13:2-5
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    2While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

    3Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.

    4Paul and Barnabas Preach in Cyprus So Barnabas and Saul, sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

    5When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.(Now they also had John as their assistant.)

  • Acts 19:10
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    10This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

  • Acts 14:24-27
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    24Then they passed through Pisidia and came into Pamphylia,

    25and when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

    26From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

    27When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

  • Acts 14:21
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    21Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.

  • Acts 16:4-5
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    4As they went through the towns, they passed on the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey.

    5So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.

  • 1 Thess 2:16
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    16because they hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they constantly fill up their measure of sins, but wrath has come upon them completely.

  • Acts 16:16
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    16Paul and Silas Are Thrown Into Prison Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to foretell the future by supernatural means. She brought her owners a great profit by fortune-telling.

  • Acts 16:10-12
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    10After Paul saw the vision, we attempted immediately to go over to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

    11Arrival at Philippi We put out to sea from Troas and sailed a straight course to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,

    12and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed in this city for some days.

  • Acts 19:6
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    6and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

  • Mark 16:20
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    20They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]

  • Luke 9:6
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    6Then they departed and went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

  • Acts 4:18
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    18And they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

  • Acts 20:16
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    16For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to spend time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to arrive in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

  • Acts 8:4
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    4Philip Preaches in Samaria Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.

  • Acts 11:19-20
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    19Activity in the Church at Antioch Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews.

    20But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

  • Acts 21:4
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    4After we located the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They repeatedly told Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.

  • Acts 16:39-40
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    39and came and apologized to them. After they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly to leave the city.

    40When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia’s house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed.

  • Acts 15:3
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    3So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

  • Acts 19:30
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    30But when Paul wanted to enter the public assembly, the disciples would not let him.

  • Acts 20:2
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    2After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

  • Acts 14:18
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    18Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them.

  • Acts 19:2
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    2and said to them,“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They replied,“No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

  • Acts 9:31
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    31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.

  • Acts 10:47
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    47“No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

  • Acts 8:15
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    15These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 18:20
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    20When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent,

  • Acts 20:4
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    4Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, as well as Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.

  • Acts 13:49
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    49So the word of the Lord was spreading through the entire region.

  • Acts 2:9
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    9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and the province of Asia,

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • Acts 5:40
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    40and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

  • Acts 19:22
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    22So after sending two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed on for a while in the province of Asia.

  • Acts 20:18
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    18When they arrived, he said to them,“You yourselves know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in the province of Asia,

  • Mark 6:12
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    12So they went out and preached that all should repent.

  • Acts 8:25
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    25So after Peter and John had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages as they went.