Acts 16:10 (DBY)

Passage

And when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go forth to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to announce to them the glad tidings.

Nearby Context

Acts 16:8 and having passed by Mysia they descended to Troas.

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

Acts 16:10 And when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go forth to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to announce to them the glad tidings.

Acts 16:11 Having sailed therefore away from Troas, we went in a straight course to Samothracia, and on the morrow to Neapolis,

Acts 16:12 and thence to Philippi, which is [the] first city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city certain days.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "seen", "vision", "immediately", "sought", "forth", "macedonia", and "concluding". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "seen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And a vision appeared to Paul in..." into verse 11's "Having sailed therefore away from Troas we...", so "called" and "seen" 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 "called" and "seen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.