Acts 16:11 (GNV)

Passage

Then went we forth from Troas, and with a straight course came to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis,

Nearby Context

Acts 16:9 Where a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stoode a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come into Macedonia, and helpe vs.

Acts 16:10 And after he had seene the vision, immediatly we prepared to goe into Macedonia, being assured that the Lord had called vs to preache the Gospel vnto them.

Acts 16:11 Then went we forth from Troas, and with a straight course came to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis,

Acts 16:12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chiefe citie in ye partes of Macedonia, and whose inhabitants came from Rome to dwell there, and we were in that citie abiding certaine dayes.

Acts 16:13 And on the Sabbath day, we went out of the citie, besides a Riuer, where they were wont to pray: and we sate downe, and spake vnto the women, which were come together.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "forth", "troas", "straight", "course", "came", "samothracia", and "next". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "forth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And after he had seene the vision..." into verse 12's "And from thence to Philippi which is...", so "went" and "forth" 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 "forth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.