Acts 16:9 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Therefore they passed through Mysia and came..." into verse 10's "And after he had seene the vision...", so "where" and "vision" 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 "where" and "vision" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.