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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 d...
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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...
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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 ha...
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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 ...
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PHILIPPI. LYDIA. The voyage from Troas to Samothrace was past Tenedos
and Imbros, and Samothrace was about halfway. The voyage back took
five days (Acts 20:6); this voyage only two, the wind being
fav...
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When we had set sail from Troas we had a straight run to Samothrace.
On the next day we reached Neapolis and from there we came to Philippi
which is the chief city of that section of Macedonia and a R...
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A SON IN THE FAITH (Acts 16:1-5)...
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PHILIPPI. The scene of the decisive battle which ended the Roman
republic 42 B.C.
THE CHIEF CITY, &C. Literally the first of the district,. city of
Macedonia,. colony. Amphipolis had been the chief c...
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_and from thence to Philippi_ As the same verb is used for the whole
description of the journey, it seems that the whole was made by ship.
_which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a col...
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ΚἈΚΕΙ͂ΘΕΝ ΕἸΣ ΦΙΛΊΠΠΟΥΣ, _and from thence to
Philippi_. As there is no change of the verb
(εὐθυδρομήσαμεν) for the whole description of the
journey, we may conclude that it was all made by ship.
ἭΤΙΣ...
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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...
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_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...
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ΠΡΏΤΗ (G4413) первый. Возможно, это был
главный город Македонии; или это _gen._
предположения (ΠΡΏΤΗΣ); может иметься
в виду город, относящийся к первой
области Македонии (Македония была
разделена на...
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SAMOTHRACIA, &C.— An island in the AEgean sea, near the Hellespont:
_Neapolis_ was a city of Macedonia. Sailing from thence up the river
_Strymon,_ they came to Philippi, which was a city or town of t...
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AT PHILLIPPI. Acts 16:12-40
a.
A description of Philippi. Acts 16:12.
Acts 16:12
and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first
of the district, a Roman colony: and we were in...
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See notes on verse 11...
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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...
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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...
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16:12 colony. (e-16) Where the citizens had equal rights with those at
the capital -- Rome....
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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...
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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...
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PHILIPPI] RY 'Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the
district, a Roman colony.' At Philippi, founded by Philip, father of
Alexander the Great, Octavius and Antony had defeated the re...
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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...
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THE CHIEF CITY OF THAT PART OF MACEDONIA. — More accurately, _a
chief_ (or _first_)_ city of the border-country of Macedonia._ The
description is not without difficulty, and has been noted by adverse...
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ἐκεῖθέν τε εἰς Φ.: on or near the site of Krenides
(_Wells or Fountains_), so called from its founder Philip, the father
of Alexander the Great. Near Philippi, Octavius and Anthony had
decisively defe...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Traveling on foot twelve miles to Philippi, the capital and metropolis
of Macedonia, the most northern province in Greece. It is a Roman
colony and a free city, ruled by Roman magistrates....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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, t...
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_Therefore, loosing from Troas, we came to Samothracia_ An island in
these seas, famous for being the seat of certain religious mysteries,
in equal estimation with those called Eleusinian. But it does...
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PHILIPPI-A COLONY; inhabited by Roman citizens, and enjoying special
privileges. This was the first introduction of the gospel into Europe....
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PAUL AND HIS COMPANIONS AT PHILIPPI
The voyage to Philippi:...
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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....
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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...
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THE CHIEF:
Or, the first...
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"and from thence to Philippi, which is. city of Macedonia, the first
of the district,. Roman colony: and we were in this city tarrying
certain days"Philippi" "Built on. spur of the Pangaean mountain r...
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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...
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PHILIPPI; a city so called from Philip, the father of Alexander the
Great, who repaired a ruined town, and caused it to be called by his
name. The chief city of that part of Macedonia; or the first ci...
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Acts 16:12 and G5037 there G1564 to G1519 Philippi G5375 which G3748
is G2076 (G5748) foremost G4413 city...
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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...
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‘Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to
Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis, and from there to
Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a
R...
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MINISTRY IN PHILIPPI FROM THE HOUSE OF LYDIA (16:12B-40).
The arrival in Europe was clearly seen by Luke as very important. He
illustrates the successful ministry there by a threefold description
of P...
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There appear to have been no synagogues in Philippi, presumably due to
the lack of the necessary ten adult male Jews who could form a
synagogue, and on the Sabbath day Paul and his party, with the wri...
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_Paul and the Missionary Company at Philippi,_ 12-40.
Acts 16:12. AND FROM THENCE TO PHILIPPI. This city was built on the
site of the ancient village Krenides (the fountains), subsequently
known as Da...
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TO PHILIPPI
(εις Φιλιππους). The plural like Αθηνα (Athens) is
probably due to separate sections of the city united (Winer-Moulton,
_Grammar_, p. 220). The city (ancient name Krenides or Wells) was...
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COLONY
That is, a Roman colony....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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AND SAILED STRAIGHT ACROSS. Samothrace is an island at the half-way
point. Neapolis is the seaport, just a few miles from Philippi. A
Roman colony. Emperor Augustus had planted this colony. It was a
m...
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_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...
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_And from thence to Philippi._
PHILIPPI
The apostle had not paused at Samothrace--an island celebrated for its
sanctity and its amulets, its gods and orgies, its Cybele and
Cobira--a scene where the...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 16:12 PHILIPPI was a ROMAN COLONY, the most
privileged status for provincial cities.
⇐...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 16:11 Philippi was the first Macedonian city in
which Paul witnessed.
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 16:12. THE CHIEF CITY OF THAT PART OF MACEDONIA, and A
COLONY.—Better, _a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a
colony—i.e._, of Rome. Macedonia was divided into four...
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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,...
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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...
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1 Thessalonians 2:2; Acts 20:6; Acts 16:21; Philippians 1:1...
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Chief [π ρ ω τ η]. Some explain, the first city to which they
came in Macedonia.
A colony [κ ο λ ω ν ι α]. Roman towns were of two classes :
municipia, or free towns, and colonies. The distinction, ho...
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The first city — Neapolis was the first city they came to in that
part of Macedonia which was nearest to Asia: in that part which was
farthest from it, Philippi. The river Strymon ran between them.
Ph...