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Acts 16:8

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

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And they passed by Mysia,.... Without stopping or staying there, though they came to it:

came down to Troas; either the country of Troas, as the Syriac version renders it; which, according to…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Came down to Troas - This was a city of Phrygia or Mysia, on the Hellespont, between Troy north, and Assos south. Sometimes the name Troas or Troad, is used to denote the whole country of the Trojans,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Came down to Troas - The Troad, or part of Phrygia Minor in which the celebrated city of Troy was formerly situated. This city was first built by Dardanus, who was its king, and from whom it was…

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

And they passing by Mysia i.e. without preaching in that district, which was a part of Proconsular Asia, where they were not permitted to preach.

came down to Troas The well-known seaport on the coast…

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