Acts 16:8 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore they passed through Mysia, and came downe to Troas,

Nearby Context

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,

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "passed", "through", "mysia", "came", "downe", and "troas". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "passed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Then came they to Mysia and sought..." into verse 9's "Where a vision appeared to Paul in...", so "therefore" and "passed" 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 "therefore" and "passed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.