As 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.
Parallel translations
- WEB When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
- NASB When he had seen the vision, we immediately sought to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
- NLT So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there.
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Quick answer
Taking the vision as God's call, the team set out at once for Macedonia.
Overview
The sudden shift to 'we' suggests Luke himself joined the company here. Their immediate, confident obedience flowed from concluding that the Lord had called them to preach the Good News. The verse models prompt response to God's leading and frames the whole mission as God calling people to Himself through the gospel of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- 2 Cor 2:12–13Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
- Acts 14:7where they continued to preach the gospel.
- Acts 20:5–8These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.
- Acts 21:1–18After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
- Acts 10:29So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”
- Acts 26:13About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
- Acts 16:10–17As 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.
- Acts 20:13–15We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
- Ps 119:60I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
- Acts 27:1When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
- Prov 3:27–28Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
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