# 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.

— Acts 16:7, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Bithynia** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/bithynia
- **Mysia** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/mysia

## When

- c. AD 49-52 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 18:12 puts Paul before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia in AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription. It is the anchor of the whole chronology of Paul.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- Galatians 4:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/4/6
- Philippians 1:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/philippians/1/19
- Acts 8:29 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/8/29
- Romans 8:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/8/9
- 1 Peter 1:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-peter/1/1
- 1 Peter 1:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-peter/1/11

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16/7
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).