Acts 20:38

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 15:3 : 3 So they, being sent on their way by the church, went through Phoenicia and Samaria, giving news of the salvation of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the brothers.
  • Acts 20:25 : 25 And now I am conscious that you, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom, will not see my face again.
  • Acts 21:5 : 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,
  • Acts 21:16 : 16 And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, taking a certain Mnason of Cyprus, one of the early disciples, in whose house we were to be living.
  • 1 Cor 16:11 : 11 See then that he has the honour which is right. But send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me: for I am looking for him with the brothers.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 86%

    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,

  • Acts 21:3-7
    5 verses
    74%

    3 And when we had come in view of Cyprus, going past it on our left, we went on to Syria, and came to land at Tyre: for there the goods which were in the ship had to be taken out.

    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.

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

  • Acts 20:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 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.

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

  • 72%

    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.

    12 And they took the boy in, living, and were greatly comforted.

    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.

    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.

  • Phil 2:26-28
    3 verses
    72%

    26 Because his heart was with you all, and he was greatly troubled because you had news that he was ill:

    27 For in fact he was ill almost to death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him but on me, so that I might not have grief on grief.

    28 I have sent him, then, the more gladly, so that when you see him again, you may be happy and I may have the less sorrow.

  • 71%

    12 And hearing these things, we and those who were living in that place made request to him not to go to Jerusalem.

    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.

  • 70%

    20 And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;

    21 And went from them, saying, I will come back to you if God lets me; and he took ship from Ephesus.

  • Acts 20:4-6
    3 verses
    70%

    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.

  • 69%

    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,

    19 Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:

  • 31 So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.

  • 36 For a great mass of people came after them, crying out, Away with him!

  • 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.

  • 68%

    21 And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss.

    22 But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship.

  • Acts 27:9-10
    2 verses
    68%

    9 And as a long time had gone by, and the journey was now full of danger, because it was late in the year, Paul put the position before them,

    10 Saying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves.

  • 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.

  • 24 Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.

  • 30 Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;

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

  • 22 And now, as you see, I am going to Jerusalem, a prisoner in spirit, having no knowledge of what will come to me there:

  • 4 For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

  • 17 But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

  • 2 That I am full of sorrow and pain without end.

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    40 So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.

    41 And coming to a point between two seas, they got the ship to land; and the front part was fixed in the sand and not able to be moved, but the back part was broken by the force of the waves.

  • 10 Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we were in need of.

  • 33 And so Paul went away from among them.

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

  • 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.