Acts 16:9 Meaning and Explanation
“And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.”
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Read Full Chapter →In the night Paul sees a vision: a man of Macedonia stands pleading, 'Come over into Macedonia, and help us.'
What Does Acts 16:9 Mean?
At Troas, after two closed doors, direction finally comes. In a night vision Paul sees a Macedonian standing and begging him to cross the sea. Macedonia lay on the European shore, the homeland of Alexander; the gospel is being summoned westward into a new continent.
The earlier refusals existed for the sake of this call. Behind one man in a vision stands a world that does not yet know its own need of Christ. The deepest cry of every land is still 'help us,' and the truest help any messenger carries is the gospel of Jesus. God hears such cries, and he sends.
Acts 16:9 in the Original Language
boetheo (βοηθέω), 'help' -- to run toward a cry for aid.
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What does Acts 16:9 mean?
In the night Paul sees a vision: a man of Macedonia stands pleading, 'Come over into Macedonia, and help us.'