³ Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.^{(A) 4} As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders^(B) in Jerusalem^(C) for the people to obey.^{(D) 5} So the churches were strengthened^(E) in the faith and grew daily in numbers.^(F)

Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia

⁶ Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia^(G) and Galatia,^(H) having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.^{(I) 7} When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus^(J) would not allow them to. ⁸ So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.^{(K) 9} During the night Paul had a vision^(L) of a man of Macedonia^(M) standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” ¹⁰ After Paul had seen the vision, we^(N) got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel^(O) to them.

Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi

¹¹ From Troas^(P) we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. ¹² From there we traveled to Philippi,^(Q) a Roman colony and the leading city of that district^[a] of Macedonia.^(R) And we stayed there several days.