Acts 16:7

16:7 When they came to ¹  Mysia, ²  they attempted to go into Bithynia, ³  but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow ⁴  them to do this, ⁵ 

Acts 21:39

21:39 Paul answered, ⁶  “I am a Jew ⁷  from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. ⁸  Please ⁹  allow me to speak to the people.”

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¹ tn BDAG 511 s.v. κατά B.1.b has “to Mysia” here.

² sn Mysia was a province in northwest Asia Minor.

³ sn Bithynia was a province in northern Asia Minor northeast of Mysia.

⁴ tn Or “permit”; see BDAG 269 s.v. ἐάω 1.

⁵ tn The words “do this” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons, since English handles ellipses differently than Greek.

⁶ tn Grk “said.”

⁷ tn Grk “a Jewish man.”

⁸ tn Grk “of a not insignificant city.” The double negative, common in Greek, is awkward in English and has been replaced by a corresponding positive expression (BDAG 142 s.v. ἄσημος 1).

⁹ tn Grk “I beg you.”