Acts 16:6 (GNV)

Passage

Nowe when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden of the holy Ghost to preache the worde in Asia.

Nearby Context

Acts 16:4 And as they went through the cities, they deliuered them the decrees to keepe, ordeined of the Apostles and Elders, which were at Hierusalem.

Acts 16:5 And so were the Churches stablished in the faith, and encreased in number daily.

Acts 16:6 Nowe when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden of the holy Ghost to preache the worde in Asia.

Acts 16:7 Then came they to Mysia, and sought to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

Acts 16:8 Therefore they passed through Mysia, and came downe to Troas,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nowe", "gone", "throughout", "phrygia", "region", "galatia", "forbidden", and "holy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nowe" and "gone", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And so were the Churches stablished in..." into verse 7's "Then came they to Mysia and sought...", so "nowe" and "gone" 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 "nowe" and "gone" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.