Acts 16:4 (KJV)

Passage

And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

Nearby Context

Acts 16:2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

Acts 16:3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.

Acts 16:4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

Acts 16:5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

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,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "through", "cities", "delivered", "decrees", "keep", "ordained", and "apostles". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "through", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Him would Paul have to go forth..." into verse 5's "And so were the churches established in...", so "went" and "through" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "went" and "through" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.