Acts 18:20
And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;
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- Mark 1:37-38 : 37 And when they came up with him, they said to him, Everyone is looking for you. 38 And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.
- Acts 20:16 : 16 For Paul's purpose was to go past Ephesus, so that he might not be kept in Asia; for he was going quickly, in order, if possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
- Acts 21:13-14 : 13 Then Paul said, What are you doing, weeping and wounding my heart? for I am ready, not only to be a prisoner, but to be put to death at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. 14 And as he might not be moved we did no more, saying, Let the purpose of God be done.
- 1 Cor 16:12 : 12 But as for Apollos, the brother, I had a great desire for him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not his pleasure to come now; but he will come when he has a chance.
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- Acts 18:21-233 verses83%
21 And went from them, saying, I will come back to you if God lets me; and he took ship from Ephesus.
22 And when he had come to land at Caesarea, he went to see the church, and then went down to Antioch.
23 And having been there for some time, he went through the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, making the disciples strong in the faith.
- Acts 18:18-192 verses78%
18 And Paul, after waiting some days, went away from the brothers and went by ship to Syria, Priscilla and Aquila being with him; and he had had his hair cut off in Cenchrea, for he had taken an oath.
19 And they came down to Ephesus and he left them there: and he himself went into the Synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.
- Acts 20:15-162 verses74%
15 And going from there by sea, we came on the day after opposite Chios, and touching at Samos on the day after that, we came on the third day to Miletus.
16 For Paul's purpose was to go past Ephesus, so that he might not be kept in Asia; for he was going quickly, in order, if possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
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28 And they were with the disciples there for a long time.
- Acts 20:2-32 verses74%
2 And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece.
3 And when he had been there three months, because the Jews had made a secret design against him when he was about to take ship for Syria, he made a decision to go back through Macedonia.
- 1 Cor 16:7-82 verses73%
7 For it is not my desire to see you now, on my way; because it is my hope to be with you for some time, if that is the Lord's pleasure.
8 But I will be at Ephesus till Pentecost;
- Acts 21:14-152 verses73%
14 And as he might not be moved we did no more, saying, Let the purpose of God be done.
15 And after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.
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30 And when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him.
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38 But Paul was of the opinion that it was not right to take with them one who had gone away from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone on with the work.
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4 And meeting the disciples we were there for seven days: and they gave Paul orders through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.
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11 And he was there for a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
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12 And hearing these things, we and those who were living in that place made request to him not to go to Jerusalem.
- Acts 21:6-72 verses71%
6 We said our last words to one another, and got into the ship, and they went back to their houses.
7 And journeying by ship from Tyre we came to Ptolemais; and there we had talk with the brothers and were with them for one day.
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1 At last our desire to have news of you was so strong that, while we ourselves were waiting at Athens,
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12 But as for Apollos, the brother, I had a great desire for him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not his pleasure to come now; but he will come when he has a chance.
- Acts 15:33-342 verses71%
33 And when they had been there for some time, they were sent back in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.
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18 And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.
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18 And when they had come, he said to them, You yourselves have seen what my life has been like all the time from the day when I first came into Asia,
- Luke 24:28-292 verses70%
28 And they came near the town to which they were going, and he seemed as if he was going on;
29 But they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them.
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21 And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.
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33 And so Paul went away from among them.
- Acts 19:8-92 verses70%
8 And he went into the Synagogue, and for three months he was preaching there without fear, reasoning and teaching about the kingdom of God.
9 But because some of the people were hard-hearted and would not give hearing, saying evil words about the Way before the people, he went away from them, and kept the disciples separate, reasoning every day in the school of Tyrannus.
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13 Then Paul and those who were with him went by ship from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and there John went away from them and came back to Jerusalem.
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18 And I saw him saying to me, Go out of Jerusalem straight away because they will not give hearing to your witness about me.
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38 Being sad most of all because he had said that they would not see his face again. And so they went with him to the ship.
- Acts 20:5-62 verses70%
5 But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.
6 And we went away from Philippi by ship after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas in five days; and we were there for seven days.
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4 But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.
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14 So the brothers sent Paul straight away to the sea: but Silas and Timothy kept there still.
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22 And having sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself went on living in Asia for a time.
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11 And when he had gone up, and had taken the broken bread, he went on talking to them for a long time, even till dawn, and then he went away.
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40 So when the people came to him they made request to him to be among them for a time, and he was there two days.
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27 And when he had a desire to go over into Achaia, the brothers gave him help, and sent letters to the disciples requesting them to take him in among them: and when he had come, he gave much help to those who had faith through grace:
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6 And when he had been with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the day after, he took his place on the judge's seat, and sent for Paul.
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14 Where we came across some of the brothers, who kept us with them for seven days; and so we came to Rome.
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9 Having said these things to them, he still kept in Galilee.
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43 Now when the meeting was ended, a number of the Jews and of the God-fearing Gentiles who had become Jews, went after Paul and Barnabas: who put before them how important it was to keep on in the grace of God.
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39 Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.
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13 But we, going before him by ship, went to Assos with the purpose of taking Paul in there: for so he had given orders, because he himself was coming by land.