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Macedonia

Macedonia (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 . It is closely linked with 1 Corinthians 16 ( 1 Corinthians • Chapter 16 (24 verses)): Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia , even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. And when I come, whomsoever ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Galatia , Jerusalem , Macedonia , Ephesus , Achaia .

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 .) Almon (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 21:18 (identified with Alemeth ).) Sardis (Ancient biblical location referenced in Rev 1:11 , Rev 3:1 , Rev 3:4 .) Almon-diblathaim (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:46 , Num 33:47 (identified with Dibon 1 ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Corinthians 16:5 : "Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia : for I do pass through Macedonia ."; 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."; 2 Corinthians 1:16 : "And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Corinthians 16 ( 1 Corinthians • Chapter 16 (24 verses)), 1 Thessalonians 4 ( 1 Thessalonians • Chapter 4 (18 verses)), 1 Thessalonians 1 ( 1 Thessalonians • Chapter 1 (10 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Macedonia
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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 .

1 Corinthians 16
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1 Corinthians • Chapter 16 (24 verses)

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia , even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. And when I come, whomsoever ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Galatia , Jerusalem , Macedonia , Ephesus , Achaia .

1 Thessalonians • Chapter 4 (18 verses)

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus , that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus . For this is the will of God, even you... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Macedonia .

1 Thessalonians • Chapter 1 (10 verses)

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ : Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our pray... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Macedonia , Achaia .

1 Timothy
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New Testament • 6 Chapters

1 Timothy (New Testament, 6 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Adam . Key places: Ephesus , Macedonia , Adam . Opens with: "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;..."

2 Corinthians 9
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2 Corinthians • Chapter 9 (15 verses)

For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you: For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia , that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many. Yet have I sent the brethren, ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Macedonia , Achaia .

2 Corinthians 8
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2 Corinthians • Chapter 8 (24 verses)

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia ; How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyo... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Macedonia .

2 Corinthians 7
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2 Corinthians • Chapter 7 (16 verses)

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. I speak not this to condemn you: ... Mentions: Macedonia .

1 Thessalonians
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New Testament • 5 Chapters

1 Thessalonians (New Testament, 5 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah . Key places: Macedonia , Achaia , Philippi , Athens . Opens with: "Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto..."

Acts 20
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Acts • Chapter 20 (38 verses)

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia . And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece , And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wai... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Macedonia , Greece , Syria , Asia , Berea .

2 Corinthians 2
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2 Corinthians • Chapter 2 (17 verses)

But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I oug... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Troas , Macedonia .

1 Timothy 1
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1 Timothy • Chapter 1 (20 verses)

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus , when I we... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Ephesus , Macedonia .

1 Corinthians
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New Testament • 16 Chapters

1 Corinthians (New Testament, 16 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Jacob/Israel , James ( Jacob ), Adam . Key places: Corinth , Adam , Ephesus , Galatia , Jerusalem , Macedonia . Opens with: "Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,..."

Philippians
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New Testament • 4 Chapters

Philippians (New Testament, 4 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin . Key places: Philippi , Macedonia , Thessalonica . Opens with: "Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi , with the bishops and deacons:..."

2 Corinthians
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New Testament • 13 Chapters

2 Corinthians (New Testament, 13 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Abram/Abraham . Key places: Corinth , Achaia , Asia , Macedonia , Troas , Damascus . Opens with: "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth , with all the saint..."

2 Corinthians 1
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2 Corinthians • Chapter 1 (24 verses)

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth , with all the saints which are in all Achaia : Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be God, even the Father of... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Corinth , Achaia , Asia , Macedonia .

2 Corinthians 11
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2 Corinthians • Chapter 11 (33 verses)

Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ . But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Abram/Abraham , Macedonia , Achaia , Damascus .

Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 16 Chapters

The First Book of the Maccabees ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 16 chapters). Key figures: Jacob/Israel , Judah , David , Mattathias , Simeon , Simon . Key places: Greece , Rome , Jerusalem , Egypt , Zimri , Samaria . Opens with: "AND it came to pass, after that Alexander the Macedonian, the son of Philip, who came out of the land of Chittim, and struck Darius king of ..."

Acts 16
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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 19
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Acts • Chapter 19 (41 verses)

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth , Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus : and finding certain disciples, He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Corinth , Ephesus , Asia , Macedonia , Achaia .

Romans 15
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Romans • Chapter 15 (33 verses)

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jesse , Jerusalem , Illyricum , Spain , Macedonia , Achaia .

Map of Paul's Third Missionary Journey (Acts 18:23–21:16)
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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
Philippians 4
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Philippians • Chapter 4 (23 verses)

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. And I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Macedonia , Thessalonica .

Map of Paul's Second Missionary Journey (Acts 15:36–18:22)
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Cilicia , Galatia , Troas (Macedonian Call), Philippi , Thessalonica , Berea , Athens , and Corinth .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 1 (64 verses)

AND it came to pass, after that Alexander the Macedonian, the son of Philip, who came out of the land of Chittim, and struck Darius king of the Persians and Medes, it came to pass, after he had struck him, that he reigned in his stead, in former time, over Greece . And he fought... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , David , Greece , Rome , Jerusalem , Egypt .

Romans
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New Testament • 16 Chapters

Romans (New Testament, 16 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Abram/Abraham , Adam , Moses , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Rome , Adam , Esau , Sodom , Baal , Jerusalem . Opens with: "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,..."

Acts 18
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Acts • Chapter 18 (28 verses)

After these things Paul departed from Athens , and came to Corinth ; And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus , lately come from Italy , with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome :) and came unto them. And because he was of ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Athens , Corinth , Pontus , Italy , Rome .

The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 6 (63 verses)

And king Antiochus was journeying through the upper countries; and he heard say, that in Elymais in Persia there was a city renowned for riches, for silver and gold; and that the temple which was in it was rich exceedingly, and that therein were golden shields, and breastplates, ... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Judas , Eleazar , Persia , Babylon , Jerusalem , Media , Antioch 1 .

Acts 27
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Acts • Chapter 27 (44 verses)

And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy , they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. And entering into a ship of Adramyttium , we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia ; one Aristarchus, a Macedon... Mentions: Italy , Adramyttium , Asia , Thessalonica , Sidon .

Almon
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Biblical Place • Alemeth • 31.828°N, 35.288°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 21:18 (identified with Alemeth ).

Sardis
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Biblical Place • 38.477°N, 28.114°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Rev 1:11 , Rev 3:1 , Rev 3:4 .

Almon-diblathaim
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Biblical Place • Dibon 1 • 31.497°N, 35.783°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:46 , Num 33:47 (identified with Dibon 1 ).

Tophel
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Biblical Place • 30.937°N, 35.617°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 1:1 .

Beth-eked
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Biblical Place • Jezreel 2 • 32.556°N, 35.331°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 10:12 , 2 Kgs 10:14 (identified with Jezreel 2 ).

Chephar-ammoni
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Biblical Place • 31.967°N, 35.250°E

?; now Khirbat Kafr Ana. Referenced in Josh 18:24 .

Sepharad
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Biblical Place • Sardis • 38.477°N, 28.114°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Obad 1:20 (identified with Sardis ).

Scripture Passages (24)

1 Corinthians 16:5 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 16 KJV

Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia : for I do pass through Macedonia .

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.

And to pass by you into Macedonia , and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.

1 Thessalonians 1:7 (KJV)
1 Thessalonians 1 KJV

So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia .

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia ;

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia .

For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem .

And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia , Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ .

So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

1 Thessalonians 4:10 (KJV)
1 Thessalonians 4 KJV

And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia : but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus , when I went into Macedonia , that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

For, when we were come into Macedonia , our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

And entering into a ship of Adramyttium , we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia ; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica , being with us.

I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia .

And from thence to Philippi , which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia , and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria , he purposed to return through Macedonia .

2 Corinthians 9:4 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 9 KJV

Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

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.

And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia , Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.

Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia , no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.

2 Corinthians 9:2 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 9 KJV

For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia , that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia , to go to Jerusalem , saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome .

1 Thessalonians 1:8 (KJV)
1 Thessalonians 1 KJV

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia , but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

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