Acts 16:7 (YLT)

Passage

having gone toward Mysia, they were trying to go on toward Bithynia, and the Spirit did not suffer them,

Nearby Context

Acts 16:5 then, indeed, were the assemblies established in the faith, and were abounding in number every day;

Acts 16:6 and having gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

Acts 16:7 having gone toward Mysia, they were trying to go on toward Bithynia, and the Spirit did not suffer them,

Acts 16:8 and having passed by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

Acts 16:9 And a vision through the night appeared to Paul--a certain man of Macedonia was standing, calling upon him, and saying, `Having passed through to Macedonia, help us;' --

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "having", "gone", "toward", "mysia", "trying", and "bithynia". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "and having gone through Phrygia and the..." into verse 8's "and having passed by Mysia they came...", so "Spirit" and "having" 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 "Spirit" and "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.