# Macedonia, Macedonians

## 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/jit/translate-names))

(See also: [believe](../kt/believe.md), [Berea](../names/berea.md), [faith](../kt/faith.md), [good news](../kt/goodnews.md), [Greece](../names/greece.md), [Philippi](../names/philippi.md), [Thessalonica](../names/thessalonica.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Thessalonians 01:6-7](rc://en/tn/help/1th/01/06)
* [1 Thessalonians 04:10](rc://en/tn/help/1th/04/10)
* [1 Timothy 01:3-4](rc://en/tn/help/1ti/01/03)
* [Acts 16:10](rc://en/tn/help/act/16/10)
* [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: G3109, G3110