Macedonia
mas-e-do'-ni-a (Makedonia, ethnic Makedon,):
I. THE MACEDONIAN PEOPLE AND LAND
II. HISTORY OF MACEDONIA
1. Philip and Alexander
2. Roman Intervention
3. Roman Conquest
4. Macedonia a Roman Province
5. Later History
III. PAUL AND MACEDONIA
1. Paul's First Visit
2. Paul's Second Visit
3. Paul's Third Visit
4. Paul's Later Visits
IV. THE MACEDONIAN CH...
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(A country in southeastern Europe)
-Paul has a vision concerning
Ac 16:9
-Preaches in, at Philippi
Ac 16:12
-Revisits
Ac 20:1-6; 2Co 2:13; 7:5
-The congregation in, sends contributions to the poor saints
in
Jerusalem
Ro 15:26; 2Co 8:1-5
-Timothy visits
Ac 19:22
-Disciples in
Ac 19:23; 27:2...
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(extended land), a large and celebrated country lying north
of Greece, the first part of Europe which received the
gospel directly from St. Paul, and an important scene of his
subsequent missionary labors and those of his companions. It
was bounded by the range of Haemus or the Balkan northward,
by the chain of Pindus westward, by the Cambunia...
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in New Testament times, was a Roman province lying north of
Greece. It was governed by a propraetor with the
title of
proconsul. Paul was summoned by the vision of the
"man of
Macedonia" to preach the gospel there (Acts 16:9).
Frequent
allusion is made to this event (18:5; 19:21; Rom.
15:26; 2 Cor.
1:16; 11:9; Phil. 4:15). The history of P...
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The first country in Europe where Paul preached the gospel,
in obedience to the vision of a man of Macedonia, saying
"come over and help us." The Haemus (Balkan) range,
separating it from Maesia, is on its N.; the Pindus,
separating it from Epirus, on the W.; the Cambunian hills S.
separating Macedonia from Thessaly; Thrace and the Aegean
sea...
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And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all
Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more
and more;...
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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and
the communion of the Holy Ghost, [be] with you all. Amen.
<[The second [epistle] to the Corinthians was written from
Philippi, [a city] of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.]>...
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And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that
part of Macedonia, [and] a colony: and we were in that city
abiding certain days....
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All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in
the faith. Grace [be] with you all. Amen. <[It was written to
Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the
Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.]>...
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