Acts 16:7
And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not;
KJV
After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐλθόντες | elthontes | having come | G2064 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| κατὰ | kata | down to | G2596 → |
| τὴν | tēn | <the> | G3588 → |
| Μυσίαν | Musian | Mysia | G3465 → |
| ἐπείραζον | epeirazon | they were attempting | G3985 → |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → |
| τὴν | tēn | <the> | G3588 → |
| Βιθυνίαν | Bithunian | Bithynia | G978 → |
| πορευθῆναι, | poreuthēnai | to go, | G4198 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| εἴασεν | eiasen | did allow | G1439 → |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | them | G846 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| πνεῦμα | pneuma | Spirit | G4151 → |
| Ἰησοῦ. | Iēsou | of Jesus. | G2424 → |
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