3 Paul desired to have him go forth with him and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those quarters, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4 And as they went through the cities, they asked them to keep the decrees that had been determined by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
5 And so the congregations {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} were established in the faith and increased in number daily.
6 Now passing through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia;
7 after they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit suffered them not.
8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
9 And a vision was shown to Paul in the night: There stood a man of Macedonia, asking him, saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.