And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
The Spirit forbade preaching in Asia for good reason: other hands were at work there, the people were not yet prepared, or Christ had other work for Paul, preaching the gospel to Romans, whom the Jews hated most. This westward turn of the light shows where the gospel would flow in ages to come.
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Commenting on Acts 16:6-15
Troas was a celebrated Roman colony, formerly called Antigonia by Antigonus, then Alexandria by Lysimachus to honor Alexander. The name Troas distinguishes it from the many other cities called Alexandria scattered across the empire.
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Troas sat on the Hellespont between Troy to the north and Assos to the south, in the region where Homer's Iliad was set. The ancient city of Troy itself has long since vanished, but this name and region appear several times in the New Testament.
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