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Acts 16

Acts 16 ( Acts • Chapter 16 (40 verses)): Then came he to Derbe and Lystra : and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium . Him would Paul have to... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Derbe , Lystra, Iconium , Jerusalem , Phrygia . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles—Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Mary (Generation 74 • Messianic Line • Child of Eli ): ( Matthew 1:16 , Luke 3:23 , Acts 1:14 ) Mary , by whom Yeshua was born ( Matthew 1:16 ). (mentioned in Matthew 1 , Matthew 2 , Matthew 13 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Macedonia (region. Referenced in Acts 16:9 , Acts 16:10 , Acts 16:12 , Acts 18:5 , Acts 19:21 .) Asia (region. Referenced in Acts 2:9 , Acts 6:9 , Acts 16:6 , Acts 19:10 , Acts 19:22 .) Joppa (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:46 , 2 Chr 2:16 , Ezra 3:7 , Jonah 1:3 , Acts 9:36 , Acts 9:38 .) Achaia (region. Referenced in Acts 18:12 , Acts 18:27 , Acts 19:21 , Rom 15:26 , 1 Cor 16:15 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Acts 16:8 : "And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas ."; Acts 2:16 : "But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel ;"; Acts 16:2 : "Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium .". Related canonical books and chapters: Acts 16 ( Acts • Chapter 16 (40 verses)), Acts (New Testament • 28 Chapters), 1 Kings 16 ( 1 Kings • Chapter 16 (34 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Acts 16
99% Chapter
Acts • Chapter 16 (40 verses)

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra : and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium . Him would Paul have to... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Derbe , Lystra, Iconium , Jerusalem , Phrygia .

Acts
99% New Testament
New Testament • 28 Chapters

Acts (New Testament, 28 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , James ( Jacob ), Simon , Judas , Mary . Key places: Jerusalem , Samaria , Galilee , Olivet , Mesopotamia , Cappadocia . Opens with: "The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,..."

Acts 16:9
99% Verse
Acts Chapter 16, Verse 9

Scripture passage in Acts 16:9

Erastus Inscription — Corinth City Treasurer (Romans 16:23)
IMAGE • archaeology

Paved limestone plaza inscription in ancient Corinth reading 'Erastus in return for his aedileship laid this pavement at his own expense'.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Map of Paul's Third Missionary Journey (Acts 18:23–21:16)
IMAGE • maps

Extended 3-year ministry in Ephesus , visit to Macedonia and Greece , and journey to Jerusalem .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Mary
93% Messianic Line
Generation 74 • Messianic Line • Child of Eli

( Matthew 1:16 , Luke 3:23 , Acts 1:14 ) Mary, by whom Yeshua was born ( Matthew 1:16 ).

Macedonia
93% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Thessalonica • 40.632°N, 22.932°E

region. Referenced in Acts 16:9 , Acts 16:10 , Acts 16:12 , Acts 18:5 , Acts 19:21 .

Asia
90% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 39.230°N, 32.730°E

region. Referenced in Acts 2:9 , Acts 6:9 , Acts 16:6 , Acts 19:10 , Acts 19:22 .

Joppa
86% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.054°N, 34.750°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:46 , 2 Chr 2:16 , Ezra 3:7 , Jonah 1:3 , Acts 9:36 , Acts 9:38 .

Achaia
82% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Athens • 37.983°N, 23.733°E

region. Referenced in Acts 18:12 , Acts 18:27 , Acts 19:21 , Rom 15:26 , 1 Cor 16:15 .

Four-Horned Altar of Beersheba — Dismantled Israelite Altar
IMAGE • archaeology

Hewn sandstone blocks of a sacrificial altar with corner horns dismantled during Hezekiah 's or Josiah 's religious reforms.

Israelite Stonecutters (8th Century BCE) • The Israel Museum, Jerusalem CC-BY-SA 4.0
Gezer Calendar — Early 10th-Century Agricultural Inscription
IMAGE • archaeology

Limestone tablet recording the twelve agricultural months of the biblical year in archaic northwest Semitic script.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Tel Dan High Place — Sacred Precinct of Jeroboam's Golden Calf
IMAGE • archaeology

Monumental stone podium and horned altar enclosure established by Jeroboam I at Dan to rival Jerusalem .

Northern Kingdom of Israel Stone Builders • Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Map of Paul's Second Missionary Journey (Acts 15:36–18:22)
IMAGE • maps

Cilicia , Galatia , Troas (Macedonian Call), Philippi , Thessalonica , Berea , Athens , and Corinth .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Rome
81% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 41.900°N, 12.483°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 2:10 , Acts 18:2 , Acts 19:21 , Acts 23:11 , Acts 28:14 , Acts 28:16 .

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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Acts 1 –12 showing the Risen Jesus empowering his followers with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost , the bold multi-ethnic community in Jerusalem , and early expansion across Judea and Samaria .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Galatia
78% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Lystra • 37.578°N, 32.453°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:6 , Acts 18:23 , 1 Cor 16:1 , Gal 1:2 , 2 Tim 4:10 , 1 Pet 1:1 (identified with Lystra ).

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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Acts 13 –28 following Paul's missionary journeys across the Greco-Roman world, the Jerusalem Council uniting Jewish and Gentile believers, trials, and unhindered proclamation in Rome .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Iconium
78% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 37.884°N, 32.494°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 13:51 , Acts 14:1 , Acts 14:19 , Acts 14:21 , Acts 16:2 , 2 Tim 3:11 .

Lystra
78% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 37.578°N, 32.453°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 14:6 , Acts 14:8 , Acts 14:21 , Acts 16:1 , Acts 16:2 , 2 Tim 3:11 .

Thessalonica
78% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 40.632°N, 22.932°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 17:1 , Acts 17:11 , Acts 17:13 , Acts 27:2 , Phil 4:16 , 2 Tim 4:10 .

Troas
77% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 39.507°N, 26.081°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:8 , Acts 16:11 , Acts 20:5 , Acts 20:6 , 2 Cor 2:12 , 2 Tim 4:13 .

1 Kings 16
77% Chapter
1 Kings • Chapter 16 (34 verses)

Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel ; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger wit... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Asa , Judah , Zimri , Baal , Tirzah , Gibbethon , Samaria .

Ephesus
77% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 37.953°N, 27.368°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 18:19 , Acts 18:21 , Acts 18:24 , Acts 19:1 , Acts 19:17 , Acts 19:26 .

Athens
76% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 37.983°N, 23.733°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 17:15 , Acts 17:16 , Acts 17:22 , Acts 18:1 , 1 Thes 3:1 .

Derbe
75% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 37.351°N, 33.271°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 14:6 , Acts 14:20 , Acts 16:1 , Acts 20:4 .

Caesarea
75% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.500°N, 34.892°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 8:40 , Acts 9:30 , Acts 10:1 , Acts 10:24 , Acts 11:11 , Acts 12:19 .

Philippi
75% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 41.012°N, 24.286°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:12 , Acts 20:6 , Phil 1:1 , 1 Thes 2:2 .

Thyatira
75% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 38.926°N, 27.857°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:14 , Rev 1:11 , Rev 2:18 , Rev 2:24 .

Antioch 1
74% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 36.202°N, 36.162°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 6:5 , Acts 11:19 , Acts 11:20 , Acts 11:22 , Acts 11:26 , Acts 11:27 .

Phrygia
74% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Laodicea • 37.770°N, 29.065°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 2:10 , Acts 16:6 , Acts 18:23 (identified with Laodicea ).

Bithynia
73% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 40.906°N, 30.686°E

region. Referenced in Acts 16:7 , 1 Pet 1:1 .

Cenchreae
73% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 37.885°N, 22.993°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 18:18 , Rom 16:1 .

Mysia
73% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Troas • 39.507°N, 26.081°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:7 , Acts 16:8 (identified with Troas ).

Prophetic Yom YHWH, The Olivet Discourse, and Apostolic Hope of the Second Coming

Unanimous apostolic proclamation across the New Testament: Christ will return personally, visibly, and gloriously to terminate this present evil age and judge the world in righteousness ( Acts 1:11 , 1 Thess 4:16 , Rev 19:11-16 ). Speculative chronologies and date-setting are designated traditional-conjecture.

Scripture Passages (24)

Acts 16:8 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas .

But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel ;

Acts 16:2 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium .

Acts 16:5 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

Acts 16:30 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

Acts 16:35 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

Acts 16:20 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

Acts 16:21 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans .

Acts 16:25 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

Acts 16:28 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

Acts 16:31 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ , and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Acts 16:7 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

After they were come to Mysia , they assayed to go into Bithynia : but the Spirit suffered them not.

Acts 16:11 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

Therefore loosing from Troas , we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis ;

Acts 16:32 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

Acts 16:16 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

Acts 16:29 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

Acts 16:38 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans .

And he drave them from the judgment seat.

Acts 16:39 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

Acts 13:16 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel , and ye that fear God, give audience.

This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

Acts 16:22 (KJV)
Acts 16 KJV

And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

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