Acts 20:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And after the noise had come to an end, Paul, having sent for the disciples and given them comfort, went away from them to Macedonia.

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  • Acts 19:21 : 21 Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.
  • Acts 19:23-41 : 23 And about that time a great outcry took place about the Way. 24 For there was a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-worker, who made silver boxes for the images of Diana, and gave no small profit to the workmen; 25 Whom he got together, with other workmen of the same trade, and said to them, Men, it is clear that from this business we get our wealth. 26 And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands: 27 And there is danger, not only that our trade may be damaged in the opinion of men, but that the holy place of the great goddess Diana may be no longer honoured, and that she to whom all Asia and the world give worship, will be put down from her high position. 28 And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus. 29 And the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul. 30 And when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him. 31 And some of the rulers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, requesting him seriously not to put himself in danger by going into the theatre. 32 And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together. 33 Then they took Alexander out from among the people, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander, making a sign with his hand, was about to make a statement to the people in answer: 34 But when they saw that he was a Jew, all of them with one voice went on crying out for about two hours, Great is Diana of Ephesus. 35 And when the chief secretary had got the people quiet, he said, Men of Ephesus, is any man without knowledge that the town of Ephesus is the keeper of the holy place of the great Diana, who was sent down from Jupiter? 36 So then, because these things may not be doubted, it would be better for you to be quiet, and do nothing unwise. 37 For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess. 38 If, then, Demetrius and the workmen who are with him have a protest to make against any man, the law is open to them, and there are judges; let them put up a cause at law against one another. 39 But if any other business is in question, let it be taken up in the regular meeting. 40 For, truly, we are in danger of being made responsible for this day's trouble, there being no cause for it: and we are not able to give any reason for this coming together. And when he had said this, he sent the meeting away. 41 []
  • Acts 20:10 : 10 And Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.
  • Acts 20:37 : 37 And they were all weeping, falling on Paul's neck and kissing him,
  • Acts 21:5-6 : 5 And when these days came to an end, we went on our journey; and they all, with their wives and children, came with us on our way till we were out of the town: and after going on our knees in prayer by the sea, 6 We said our last words to one another, and got into the ship, and they went back to their houses.
  • Rom 16:16 : 16 Give one another a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send their love to you.
  • 1 Cor 16:5 : 5 But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia, for that is my purpose;
  • 1 Cor 16:20 : 20 All the brothers send their love to you. Give one another a holy kiss.
  • 2 Cor 7:5 : 5 For even when we had come into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; there were fightings outside and fears inside.
  • Gen 48:10 : 10 Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made them come near to him, and he gave them a kiss, folding them in his arms.
  • 1 Sam 20:41-42 : 41 And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater. 42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, for we two have taken an oath, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord will be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever. Then David went away, and Jonathan went into the town.
  • Acts 11:26 : 26 And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch.
  • Acts 16:9 : 9 And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of Macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.
  • 1 Thess 5:26 : 26 Give all the brothers a holy kiss.
  • 1 Tim 1:3 : 3 It was my desire, when I went on into Macedonia, that you might make a stop at Ephesus, to give orders to certain men not to put forward a different teaching,
  • 2 Cor 13:12 : 12 Give one another a holy kiss.

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  • Acts 20:2-7
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    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.

    4 And Sopater of Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus, and Aristarchus and Secundus of Thessalonica, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia, went with him as far as Asia.

    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.

    7 And on the first day of the week, when we had come together for the holy meal, Paul gave them a talk, for it was his purpose to go away on the day after; and he went on talking till after the middle of the night.

  • Acts 20:36-38
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    36 And having said these words, he went down on his knees in prayer with them all.

    37 And they were all weeping, falling on Paul's neck and kissing him,

    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 18:1
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    1 After these things, he went away from Athens, and came to Corinth.

  • Acts 20:10-11
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    10 And Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.

    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.

  • Acts 16:8-12
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    8 And going past Mysia, they came down to Troas.

    9 And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of Macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.

    10 And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.

    11 So, from Troas we went straight by ship to Samothrace and the day after to Neapolis;

    12 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 19:21-22
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    21 Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.

    22 And having sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself went on living in Asia for a time.

  • Acts 17:33
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    33 And so Paul went away from among them.

  • Acts 14:20
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    20 But when the disciples came round him, he got up and went into the town: and the day after he went away with Barnabas to Derbe.

  • Acts 18:21-23
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    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 19:29-30
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    29 And the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul.

    30 And when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him.

  • Acts 15:40
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    40 But Paul took Silas and went away with the blessing of the brothers.

  • Acts 17:14-15
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    14 So the brothers sent Paul straight away to the sea: but Silas and Timothy kept there still.

    15 But those who went with Paul took him as far as Athens, and then went away, with orders from him to Silas and Timothy to come to him quickly.

  • Acts 21:4-7
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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.

    5 And when these days came to an end, we went on our journey; and they all, with their wives and children, came with us on our way till we were out of the town: and after going on our knees in prayer by the sea,

    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.

  • Acts 21:19
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    19 And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles.

  • Acts 20:13-14
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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.

    14 And when he came up with us at Assos, we took him in the ship and went on to Mitylene.

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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:

  • Acts 28:15
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    15 And the brothers, when they had news of us, came out from town as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns to have a meeting with us: and Paul, seeing them, gave praise to God and took heart.

  • 2 Cor 2:13
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    13 I had no rest in my spirit because Titus my brother was not there: so I went away from them, and came into Macedonia.

  • 1 Cor 16:5
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    5 But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia, for that is my purpose;

  • Acts 27:2
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    2 And we went to sea in a ship of Adramyttium which was sailing to the sea towns of Asia, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16 And by way of Corinth to go into Macedonia, and from there to come back again to you, so that you might send me on my way to Judaea.

  • Acts 20:18
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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,

  • Acts 18:18-19
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    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 16:40
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    40 And they came out of the prison and went to the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers they gave them comfort and went away.

  • Acts 19:1
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    1 And it came about that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having gone through the higher country, came to Ephesus, where there were certain disciples:

  • Acts 21:30
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    30 And all the town was moved, and the people came running together and put their hands on Paul, pulling him out of the Temple: and then the doors were shut.

  • Acts 20:25
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    25 And now I am conscious that you, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom, will not see my face again.

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    15 And after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.