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As they traveled from town to town, they made known to the brethren there the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey. Day by day, the churches grew strong in the faith and increased in numbers.

They traveled through the region of Phrygia[a] and Galatia because they had been told by the Holy Spirit not to preach the word in the province of Asia.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:6 Phrygia: originally, this was the Hellenistic country of Phrygia, but it had now become part of the Roman provinces of Asia (which was only one-third of Asia Minor) and Galatia. Galatian Phrygia contained both Iconium and Antioch. Asia included Mysia, Lydia, and Caria in addition to parts of Phrygia.

As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders(A) in Jerusalem(B) for the people to obey.(C) So the churches were strengthened(D) in the faith and grew daily in numbers.(E)

Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia

Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia(F) and Galatia,(G) having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.(H)

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