Acts 20:2

American Standard Version (1901)

And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.

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  • Zech 9:13 : 13 For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man.
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.
  • Acts 15:41 : 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
  • Acts 16:12 : 12 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 17:1 : 1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
  • Acts 17:10 : 10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
  • Acts 20:6-7 : 6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days. 7 And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight.
  • Acts 20:11 : 11 And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
  • Col 1:28 : 28 whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;
  • 1 Thess 2:3 : 3 For our exhortation [is] not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
  • 1 Thess 2:11 : 11 as ye know how we [dealt with] each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging [you], and testifying,
  • 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk,--that ye abound more and more.

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    1And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

  • Acts 19:21-22
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    21Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

    22And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

  • Acts 18:27
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    27And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace;

  • Acts 20:3-6
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    3And when he had spent three months [there], and a plot was laid against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

    4And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater of Beroea, [the son] of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

    5But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.

    6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days.

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    1After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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  • Acts 20:13-16
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    13But we going before to the ship set sail for Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, intending himself to go by land.

    14And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.

    15And sailing from thence, we came the following day over against Chios; and the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after we came to Miletus.

    16For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

  • Acts 20:18-19
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    18And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, after what manner I was with you all the time,

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  • Acts 16:8-12
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    8and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

    9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

    10And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

    11Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

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  • 1 Cor 16:5
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    5But I will come unto you, when I shall have passed through Macedonia; for I pass through Macedonia;

  • Acts 18:22-23
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    22And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.

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  • Acts 18:19-20
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    19And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

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    1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

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    11And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

  • Rom 15:23-24
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  • Acts 20:36-38
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    36And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down and prayed with them all.

    37And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,

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  • Acts 21:1-2
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    1And when it came to pass that were parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course unto Cos, and the next day unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:

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  • Acts 18:4-5
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    6and we went on board the ship, but they returned home again.

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    4And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and these said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem.

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    21Then I came unto the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

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    10And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.