Discovery BoxActs 16:7 
Context16:7 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
Context21:39 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.”
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 The double negative, common in Greek, is awkward in English and has been replaced by a corresponding positive expression (BDAG 142 s.v. ἄσημος 1).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.”
