What happensPermalink
Paul returns to Lystra and meets Timothy, who accompanies him through Phrygia and Galatia hundreds of miles to Troas, where they sail to Philippi in Macedonia. There, Paul converts Lydia and heals a demon-possessed slave girl. Paul and Silas get imprisoned, convert their jailer, and are released.
Why it mattersPermalink
Paul insists on returning again to the churches he just planted. Luke writes of the Holy Spirit powerfully calling Paul not to stop and preach in every city, but to travel directly to Troas and then Philippi to witness there, trusting others to bring the gospel elsewhere.
Key versePermalink
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”