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Acts 16:6–8

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Acts 16:6

6Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

Acts 16:7

7After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

Acts 16:8

8And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

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DEFINED WORDS

Acts 16:6

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

gone

Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Holy

Belonging to God or set apart for him; sacred; morally pure. Applied to God, it expresses his perfect purity; in Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit, it identifies the Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

preach

To pronounce a public discourse on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture. To proclaim; to publish in religious discourses.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

word

A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Asia

The Roman province of Asia in western Asia Minor, as named in the New Testament.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616

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Acts 16:7

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After

Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

assayed

Attempted, tried, or undertook to do something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

suffered

Borne; undergone; peri mitted; allowed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 16:8

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From verse 6

  1. Acts 18:23
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  2. Acts 16:7
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  3. Acts 11:12
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  4. Acts 13:2–4
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  5. Galatians 1:2
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From verse 7

  1. Galatians 4:6
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  2. Philippians 1:19
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  3. Acts 8:29
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  4. Romans 8:9
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  5. 1 Peter 1:1
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From verse 8

  1. 2 Corinthians 2:12
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  2. 2 Timothy 4:13
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  3. Acts 16:11
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  4. Acts 20:5
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