Kisah Para Rasul 16:8-10

16:8 so they passed through ¹  Mysia ²  and went down to Troas. ³  16:9 A ⁴  vision appeared to Paul during the night: A Macedonian man was standing there ⁵  urging him, ⁶  “Come over ⁷  to Macedonia ⁸  and help us!” 16:10 After Paul ⁹  saw the vision, we attempted ¹⁰  immediately to go over to Macedonia, ¹¹  concluding that God had called ¹²  us to proclaim the good news to them.

[16:8]  ¹ tn Although the normal meaning for παρέρχομαι (parercomai) is “pass by, go by,” it would be difficult to get to Troas from where Paul and his companions were without going through rather than around Mysia. BDAG 776 s.v. παρέρχομαι 6 list some nonbiblical examples of the meaning “go through, pass through,” and give that meaning for the usage here.

[16:8]  ² sn Mysia was a province in northwest Asia Minor.

[16:8]  ³ sn Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor, near ancient Troy.

[16:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “And a.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[16:9]  ⁵ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[16:9]  ⁶ tn The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[16:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “Coming over.” The participle διαβάς (diabas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[16:9]  ⁸ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

[16:10]  ⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:10]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “sought.”

[16:10]  ¹¹ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

[16:10]  ¹² tn Or “summoned.”