Acts 16:12 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Acts 16:14 And a certaine woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the citie of the Thyatirians, which worshipped God, heard vs: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended vnto the things, which Paul spake.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thence", "philippi", "chiefe", "citie", "partes", "macedonia", "whose", and "inhabitants". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thence" and "philippi", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Then went we forth from Troas and..." into verse 13's "And on the Sabbath day we went...", so "thence" and "philippi" 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 "thence" and "philippi" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.