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Acts 16:6

Acts 16:6
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,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia,.... See Gill on Act 2:10 To which may be added, that this country had its name either from the river Phryx, as Pliny (w) observes, or from the word Phrygios,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Throughout Phrygia - This was the largest province of Asia Minor. It had Bithynia north; Pisidia and Lycia south; Galatia and Cappadocia east; and Lydia and Mysia west. And the region of Galatia -…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia - The Asia mentioned here could not be Asia Minor in general, for Galatia, Phrygia, Pisidia, Lycaonia, and Pamphylia, were provinces of it,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 16:6-15

In these verses we have,

I. Paul's travels up and down to do good. 1. He and Silas his colleague went throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, where, it should seem, the gospel was already…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Now when they had gone throughout The oldest MSS. merely say and they went through.

Phrygia and the region of Galatia Scarcely the direction, so far as population was concerned, which would have been…