# General Information:

Both instances of "they" refers to Paul and Silas ([Acts 16:40](../16/40.md)).

# Connecting Statement:

This continues the story of Paul, Silas, and Timothy's missionary trip. They arrive in Thessalonica, apparently without Luke, since he says "they" and not "we."

# Now

This word is used here to mark a stop in the main story. Here Luke, the author, starts to tell a new part of the story.

# passed through

"traveled through"

# cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia

These are coastal cities in Macedonia. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

# they came to the city

Here "came to" can be translated as "went to" or "arrived at." Alternate translation: "they went to the city" or "they arrived at the city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-go]])