Acts 16:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.”
Acts 16:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 16:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 16:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.”
Acts 16:12 — World English Bible
Acts 16:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a Roman colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days. ”
Acts 16:12 — American Standard Version
Acts 16:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“thence also to Philippi, which is a principal city of the part of Macedonia--a colony. And we were in this city abiding certain days,”
Acts 16:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 16:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and thence to Philippi, which is [the] first city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city certain days. ”
Acts 16:12 — Darby Translation
Acts 16:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And from thence to Philippi, which is the chiefe citie in ye partes of Macedonia, and whose inhabitants came from Rome to dwell there, and we were in that citie abiding certaine dayes.”
Acts 16:12 — Geneva Bible
Acts 16:12 in Context — Acts 16
10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
What Does Acts 16:12 Mean?
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