Prevented from preaching in Asia, Paul and his companions turned northward, intending to preach in the cities of Bithynia.
وَبِكَلِمَاتٍ أُخْرَى :‏ لَقَدْ قَرَعُوا بَابَ آسِيَا ،‏ وَلكِنْ بِلَا جَدْوَى .‏