# Macedonia # ## Facts: ## In New Testament times, Macedonia was a Roman province located just north of ancient Greece. * Some important Macedonian cities mentioned in the Bible were Berea, Philippi and Thessalonica. * Through a vision, God told Paul to preach the gospel to the people in Macedonia. * Paul and his coworkers went to Macedonia and taught the people there about Jesus and helped the new believers to grow in their faith. * In the Bible there are letters that Paul wrote to the believers in the Macedonian cities of Philippi and Thessalonica. (Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)) (See also: [believer](../kt/believer.md), [Berea](../other/berea.md), [faith](../kt/faith.md), [good news](../kt/goodnews.md), [Greece](../other/greece.md), [Philippi](../other/philippi.md), [Thessalonica](../other/thessalonica.md)) ## Bible References: ## * [1 Thessalonians 01:6-7](rc://en/tn/help/1th/01/06) * [1 Thessalonians 04:9-12](rc://en/tn/help/1th/04/09) * [1 Timothy 01:3-4](rc://en/tn/help/1ti/01/03) * [Acts 16:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/act/16/09) * [Acts 20:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/act/20/01) * [Philippians 04:14-17](rc://en/tn/help/php/04/14) ## Word Data:## * Strong's: