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Acts 16:9 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Acts 16:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 16:922 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ὅραμαhorama
a visionnounG3705
διὰdia
duringprepositionG1223
νυκτὸςnyktos
thenounG3571
τῷ
nightarticleG3588
ΠαύλῳPaulō
Paul, PaulusnounG3972
ὤφθηōphthē
to PaulverbG3708
ἀνὴρanēr
appearednounG435
ΜακεδώνMakedōn
A mannounG3110
τιςtis
of MacedoniapronounG5100
ἦνēn
certainverbG1510
ἑστὼςhestōs
wasverbG2476
καὶkai
already standingwordG2532
παρακαλῶνparakalōn
beseechingverbG3870
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
λέγωνlegōn
sayingverbG3004
ΔιαβὰςDiabas
Having passed oververbG1224
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
ΜακεδονίανMakedonian
MacedonianounG3109
βοήθησονboēthēson
do helpverbG997
ἡμῖνhēmin
uspronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 16:9

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. Acts 16:9 Why a vision, and not the Holy Ghost? Because He forbade the other. He would even in this way draw them over: since to the saints also He appeared in a dream, and in the beginning (Paul) himself saw a vision, a man coming in and laying his hands upon him. Acts 9:12 In this manner also Christ appears to him, saying, You must…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 34 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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