Acts 16:9 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Acts 16:7 having come down to Mysia, they attempted to go to Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;

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,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vision", "appeared", "paul", "night", "certain", "macedonian", "standing", and "beseeching". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vision" and "appeared", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "and having passed by Mysia they descended..." into verse 10's "And when he had seen the vision...", so "vision" and "appeared" 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 "vision" and "appeared" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.