Acts 16:12

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Acts 16:12 - Amplified Bible

And from there [we came] to Philippi, which is the chief city of the district of Macedonia and a [Roman] colony. We stayed on in this place some days;

Acts 16:12 - American Standard Version

and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a Roman colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days.

Acts 16:12 - Bible in Basic English

And from there to Philippi, which is the most important town of Macedonia and a Roman colony: and we were there for some days.

Acts 16:12 - Darby Bible

and thence to Philippi, which is [the] first city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city certain days.

Acts 16:12 - English Standard Version

and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.

Acts 16:12 - King James Version

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.

Acts 16:12 - La Biblia de las Americas

y de allì a Filipos, que es una ciudad principal de la provincia de Macedonia, una colonia romana; en esta ciudad nos quedamos por varios dìas.

Acts 16:12 - The Message

Acts 16:12 - New American Standard Bible

and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a {Roman} colony; and we were staying in this city for some days.

Acts 16:12 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

De allì fuimos a Filipos, que es una ciudad principal de la provincia de Macedonia, una colonia Romana; en esta ciudad nos quedamos por varios dìas.

Acts 16:12 - World English Bible

and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.

Acts 16:12 - Young's Living Translation

thence also to Philippi, which is a principal city of the part of Macedonia -- a colony. And we were in this city abiding certain days,

Acts 16:12 - Additional Comments

Neapolis was the port city, and Philippi was 10 miles inland.
Philippi was located in a key pass through a chain of mountains and hills on one of the most important and famous roads of ancient history -- the Via Egnatia. It was the main commercial and military road in Greece. Built by the Romans in 130 B.C., it ran across Greece, from the Adratic Sea on the west to the Aegean Sea on the east. It was an extension of the famous Italian road, the Via Appia. Built originally to serve as a military road, it quickly became "the international commercial and migratory route between Asia and Europe."
A few years after the city was founded in 360 B.C., Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, renamed the city for himself.
Philip II fortified the city in order to control the gold and silver mines in the area. By Paul's time these mines were unworked, but their impact had developed Philippi into a great commercial center.
What was meant by the "foremost city"? It probably referred to its commercial impact, since Amphipolis was the capital city of the district, and Thessalonica was the capital of the province.

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