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Acts 16:11

We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Luke;   Minister, Christian;   Neapolis;   Paul;   Samothracia (Samothrace);   Troas;   Thompson Chain Reference - Islands;   Missions, World-Wide;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Luke;   Neapolis;   Philippi;   Samothracia;   Troas;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Acts, book of;   Asia;   Luke;   Macedonia;   Mysia;   Paul;   Philippi;   Philippians, letter to the;   Troas;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Luke-Acts, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Macedonia;   Neapolis;   Philippi;   Samothracia;   Troas;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Macedonia;   Neapolis;   Philippi;   Samothracia;   Ship;   Thessalonica;   Troas;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Asia Minor, Cities of;   Luke;   Luke, Gospel of;   Mysia;   Neapolis;   Philippi;   Samothrace;   Troas;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronology of the New Testament;   Galatians, Epistle to the;   Lydia;   Neapolis;   Samothrace;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Acts of the Apostles;   Galatia ;   Luke (2);   Macedonia ;   Neapolis ;   Paul;   Roads and Travel;   Samothrace ;   Ship ;   Time;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Grecia, Greece;   Macedonia ;   Neapolis ;   Samothracia ;   Troas ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Neapolis;   Samothracia;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lystra;   Neapolis;   Philippi;   Troas;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ne-Ap'olis;   Samothra'cia;   Ship;   Tro'as,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Acts of the Apostles;   Commerce;   Course;   Luke, the Evangelist;   Neapolis;   Philippi;   Samothrace;   Silas;   Straight;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Acts of the apostles;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
We left Troas in a ship and sailed to the island of Samothrace. The next day we sailed to the city of Neapolis.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then lowsed we forth from Troada and with a strayght course came to Samothracia and the nexte daye to Neapolim
Hebrew Names Version
Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
International Standard Version
Sailing from Troas, we went straight to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,
New American Standard Bible
So after setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis;
New Century Version
We left Troas and sailed straight to the island of Samothrace. The next day we sailed to Neapolis.
Update Bible Version
And setting sail from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next [day] to Neapolis;
English Standard Version
So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,
World English Bible
Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Sailing therefore from Troas, we ran with a strait course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis:
Weymouth's New Testament
Accordingly we put out to sea from Troas, and ran a straight course to Samothrace. The next day we came to Neapolis,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And we yeden bi schip fro Troade, and camen to Samatrachia with streiyt cours; and the dai suynge to Neapolis;
English Revised Version
Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
Contemporary English Version
We sailed straight from Troas to Samothrace, and the next day we arrived in Neapolis.
Amplified Bible
So setting sail from Troas, we ran a direct course to Samothrace, and the next day [went on] to Neapolis;
American Standard Version
Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
Bible in Basic English
So, from Troas we went straight by ship to Samothrace and the day after to Neapolis;
Complete Jewish Bible
Sailing from Troas, we made a straight run to Samothrace; the next day we went to Neapolis;
Darby Translation
Having sailed therefore away from Troas, we went in a straight course to Samothracia, and on the morrow to Neapolis,
Etheridge Translation
And we went from Troas and proceeded directly to Samuthracia, and from thence the day after we came to Neapolis the city,
Murdock Translation
And we sailed from Troas, and came direct to Samothrace; and from there, on the following day, we came to the city Neapolis.
King James Version (1611)
Therfore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis:
New Living Translation
We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis.
New Life Bible
We took a ship from the city of Troas to the city of Samothracia. The next day we went to the city of Neapolis.
New Revised Standard
We set sail from Troas and took a straight course to Samothrace, the following day to Neapolis,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then went we forth from Troas, and with a straight course came to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis,
George Lamsa Translation
When we sailed from Tro''as, we came in a direct course to Sam-o-thra''cia, and from thence on the following day, we came to the city Ne-ap''o-lis;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Setting sail, therefore, from Troas, we ran straight into Samothracia, and, on the morrow, unto New City,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And sailing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the day following to Neapolis.
Revised Standard Version
Setting sail therefore from Tro'as, we made a direct voyage to Sam'othrace, and the following day to Ne-ap'olis,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
When we loosed foorth then from Troada, we came with a strayght course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis:
Good News Translation
We left by ship from Troas and sailed straight across to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis.
Christian Standard Bible®
From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,
King James Version
Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
Lexham English Bible
So putting out to sea from Troas, we sailed a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis,
Literal Translation
Then having set sail from Troas, we ran a straight course into Samothrace, and on the morrow into Neapolis,
Young's Literal Translation
having set sail, therefore, from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, on the morrow also to Neapolis,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The departed we from Troada, and came the straight course vnto Samothracia, on the nexte daye to Neapolis,
Mace New Testament (1729)
and sail'd directly to Samothracia, and the next day landed at Neapolis.
THE MESSAGE
Putting out from the harbor at Troas, we made a straight run for Samothrace. The next day we tied up at New City and walked from there to Philippi, the main city in that part of Macedonia and, even more importantly, a Roman colony. We lingered there several days.
New English Translation
We put out to sea from Troas and sailed a straight course to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,
New King James Version
Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis,
Simplified Cowboy Version
We got on the boat at Troas and sailed quickly to the island of Samothrace. The next day we reached Neapolis.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So putting out to sea from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;
Legacy Standard Bible
So setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;

Contextual Overview

6After the Holy Spirit prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia. 7And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them. 8So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas. 9During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." 10As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. 11We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.12From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days. 13On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there. 14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message. 15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, "If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Acts 16:8 - Troas Acts 20:5 - Troas 2 Timothy 4:13 - Troas

Cross-References

Genesis 17:19
But God replied, "Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
Exodus 3:7
The LORD said, "I have indeed seen the misery of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
Exodus 3:9
And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.
1 Samuel 1:20
So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked for him from the LORD."
Job 38:41
Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
Psalms 22:24
For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and she will call Him Immanuel.
Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
Luke 1:31
Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
Luke 1:63
Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all amazed.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore loosing from Troas,.... Or setting sail from thence, which, as before observed, was the Hellespont; which was a narrow sea that divided Asia from Europe, now called Stretto di Gallipoii, or Bracci di St. Georgio: and so Pliny q speaking of Troas says, it lies near the Hellespont; and Jerom r calls it a maritime city of Asia; and it further appears to be on the sea coast, by what is said in Acts 20:6, for from Philippi hither, the apostle and his company sailed in five days, and from hence they sailed to Assos, Acts 20:6

we came with a straight course to Samothracia; which was an island in the Aegean sea, or Archipelago: it was formerly called Dardania s, from Dardanus the, son of Jupiter by Electra, who fled hither from Italy, upon killing his brother Jasius; it had its name of Samothracia, from Thracia, near to which it was, and from the Samians who inhabited it; and it was called Samothracia to distinguish it from the island Samos in the Ionian sea; it is now called Samandrachi: Jerom t calls it an island in the gulf of Pagasa; of this island of Samothracia, Pliny says u, that it was free before Hebrus, was thirty two miles from Imbrus, twenty two and a half from Lemnus, thirty eight, from the shore of Thracia, and in circumference thirty two--and that it is fullest of good havens of any in those parts; and adds, that Callimachus calls it by its ancient name Dardania; it seems it was also called Leucosia, or Leucadia, because to spectators at a distance it looked white: according to w Herodotus the Pelasgi first inhabited Samothracia, who with the Athenians dwelt there, and from them the Samothracians received their sacred rites and mysteries; for this island was famous for the worship of the Cabiri, or chief deities of the Gentiles, particularly Ceres, Proserpina, Pluto, Mercury, and the two brothers Castor and Pollux, Neptune, and all the sea gods; insomuch that it was called "the holy island" x, and persons of other nations, and even of the greatest figure, were initiated into the mysteries of the Samothracians, which Pliny y calls the most holy; for speaking of Venus, Potho, and Phaeton, adds, who are worshipped with the most holy ceremonies of Samothracia. The apostle did not stay to preach the Gospel in this place, nor do we read of its being preached here by him at any other time, or by any other, nor of any church in this place in after ages in ecclesiastical history. The apostle and his companions are said to come hither, "with a straight course"; not only because they might have a fair gale, which brought them at once hither; but because when they were over the Hellespont, this island lay directly in their way, in a straight line to Macedonia:

and the next day to Neapolis; the Alexandrian copy reads, "the new city", as the word signifies; hence the Ethiopic version by way of interpretation renders it, "the next day we came to the new city, the name of which is Neapolis": according to Ptolomy, it was a sea port of Edonis, a part of Macedonia, and was upon the borders of Thrace; it is now called Christopoli; and was not Neapolis in Campania, nor Sychem in Samaria, which is so called, but was at a great distance from either of these. Pliny places it in Thracia, as he also does Edonis, and even Philippi z. Jerom calls a it a city of Caria, but wrongly: and though we have no account of the apostles preaching in this place, and of making converts, neither now nor at any other time; yet it appears even in after ages that here was a church in this place: in the "sixth" century the bishop of it was sent to the fifth Roman synod; and in the "seventh" century one Andreas was bishop of this place, who was in the sixth synod at Constantinople b.

q Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 30. r De locis Hebraicis, fol. 96. K. s Pausanias Achaica, sive, l. 7. p. 403. Ptolom. Geograph. l. 3. c. 11. t Ib. fol. 96. I. u Nat. Hist. l. 4. c. 12. w Euterpe, c. 51. x L. Attilius in Liv. Hist. l. 45. c. 5. y Nat. Hist. l. 36. c. 5. z Ib. l. 4. c. 11, a De locis Hebraicis, fol. 96. F. b Magdeburg. Hist. Eccl cent. 6. c. 2. p. 7. cent. 7. c. 10. p. 258.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Loosing from Troas - Setting sail from this place.

To Samothracia - This was an island in the Aegean Sea not far from Thrace. It was populated by inhabitants from Samos and from Thrace, and hence called Samothracia. It was about 20 miles in circumference, and was an asylum for fugitives and criminals.

And the next day to Nepalese - This was a maritime city of Macedonia, near the borders of Thrace. It was about 10 miles from Philippi.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 16:11. Loosing from Troas — Setting sail from this place.

With a straight course to Samothracia — This was an island of the AEgean Sea, contiguous to Thrace, and hence called Samothracia, or the Thracian Samos. It is about twenty miles in circumference, and is now called Samandrachi by the Turks, who are its present masters.

And the next day to Neapolis. — There were many cities of this name; but this was a sea-port town of Macedonia, a few miles eastward of Philippi. Neapolis signifies the new city.


 
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