Acts 16:8 (ASV)

Passage

and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

Nearby Context

Acts 16:6 And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden of the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;

Acts 16:7 and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not;

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

Acts 16:9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

Acts 16:10 And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "passing", "mysia", "came", "down", and "troas". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "passing" and "mysia", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "and when they were come over against..." into verse 9's "And a vision appeared to Paul in...", so "passing" and "mysia" 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 "passing" and "mysia" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.