In 16.6 it is said that Paul traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia. Here Luke states that Paul went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia. Scholars are sharply divided on the interpretation of these two phrases and the relationship between them. However, it is quite likely that the variation is a matter of style and not a change in meaning. Luke probably means that Paul went to the same regions as he visited before; and it is likely that the expression the interior of the province (19.1) is intended as a summary statement of the same geographical regions as are mentioned in these two earlier passages.

Believers is literally “disciples,” but these terms are to be equated in this type of context.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .