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.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB 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.
- 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 came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,
- Acts 14:7There they preached the Good News.
- Acts 20:5–8But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.
- Acts 21:1–18When we had departed from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
- Acts 10:29Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?”
- Acts 26:13at noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.
- Acts 16:10–17When 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.
- Acts 20:13–15But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.
- Ps 119:60I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.
- Acts 27:1When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.
- Prov 3:27–28Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
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