Acts 16:9

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

Cross-references

Acts 27:23 Parallel

Acts 27:23 has an angel giving Paul courage and direction during a storm, another vision guiding his journey like the Macedonian call.

Acts 22:17-21 recounts a vision where Jesus directs Paul's mission to the Gentiles, similar to the Macedonian call's directive.

Acts 9:10-12 records Ananias’s vision about Saul, similar to Paul’s vision directing his mission.

Acts 18:9 Parallel

In Acts 18:9, Paul receives another night vision with a direct command from the Lord, paralleling the Macedonian call's pattern of divine guidance.

Acts 18:5 Historical context

Acts 18:5 shows Silas and Timothy arriving from Macedonia, directly fulfilling the call for help in the vision.

Acts 10:30 Parallel

Acts 10:30 recounts Cornelius’s vision of a man, paralleling Paul’s vision of a Macedonian man.

Acts 10:32 Parallel

Acts 10:32 records Cornelius's vision telling him to send for Peter, a divine directive parallel to Paul's vision.

Acts 19:22 Historical context

Acts 19:22 shows Paul later sending Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia -- a narrative follow-up to the Macedonian call.

Acts 10:33 Parallel

In Acts 10:33, Cornelius’s readiness to hear God’s message mirrors the Macedonian’s plea, both initiating cross-cultural evangelism.

Acts 10:5 Parallel

Acts 10:5 records a vision instructing Cornelius to send for Peter -- both visions direct people to receive or bring the gospel.

Acts 8:26-31 shows Philip receiving a divine call to a specific location, similar to Paul's Macedonian vision.

Acts 11:14 Parallel

Acts 11:14 reveals the saving purpose behind Cornelius’s vision, just as the Macedonian cry for help implies a need for the gospel.

Acts 19:21 Historical context

Acts 19:21 has Paul planning to revisit Macedonia, continuing the mission initiated by the Macedonian call.

Acts 10:10-17 recounts Peter’s vision of the sheet, another vision narrative in Acts.

Acts 10:3 Parallel

Acts 10:3 describes Cornelius’s vision of an angel, another divine guidance through a vision.

2 Corinthians 7:5 recounts Paul's actual arrival in Macedonia – the hardship he faced there, contrasting the hopeful call of the vision.

Romans 10:15 celebrates the beauty of those who bring good news, the very role Paul accepts by crossing to Macedonia.

2 Corinthians 8:1 Historical context

2 Corinthians 8:1 highlights the grace given to the Macedonian churches, showing the fruit of the call to come over.

Romans 10:14 provides the theological basis: people cannot believe without hearing, exactly the need the Macedonian expresses.

2 Corinthians 11:9 Historical context

2 Corinthians 11:9 notes that Macedonian brothers supplied Paul's need, a direct result of the mission launched by the vision.

Genesis 46:2 records God calling Jacob in a night vision to go to Egypt, structurally parallel to Paul’s night vision calling him to Macedonia.

Matthew 9:37 records Jesus saying the harvest is plentiful but laborers few -- the Macedonian plea for help echoes this call for workers.

Romans 15:26 Historical context

Romans 15:26 mentions the Macedonian churches' collection, a fruit of the mission started by the vision.

Luke 10:2 Parallel

Luke 10:2 repeats the 'harvest plentiful, laborers few' saying -- the Macedonian call echoes the urgent need for gospel workers.

2 Corinthians 12:1-4 describes Paul's heavenly vision, a different type of revelation than the Macedonian call's earthly mission directive.