Acts 16:9 (YLT)

Passage

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;' --

Nearby Context

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;' --

Acts 16:10 and when he saw the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go forth to Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord hath called us to preach good news to them,

Acts 16:11 having set sail, therefore, from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, on the morrow also to Neapolis,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "and having passed by Mysia they came..." into verse 10's "and when he saw the vision immediately...", so "vision" and "through" 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 "vision" and "through" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.