Acts 16:8

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So they bypassed Mysia and went down to Troas.

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  • 2 Cor 2:12 : 12 When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, and a door was opened for me in the Lord,
  • 2 Tim 4:13 : 13 When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus at Troas, along with the books, especially the parchments.
  • Acts 16:11 : 11 We set sail from Troas and sailed straight to Samothrace, and the next day we went to Neapolis.
  • Acts 20:5 : 5 These men went ahead and waited for us at Troas.

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  • Acts 16:6-7
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    82%

    6Paul and his companions traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia but were kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.

    7When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.

  • Acts 16:9-13
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    80%

    9During the night, Paul had a vision of a man from Macedonia standing and begging him, 'Come over to Macedonia and help us.'

    10After Paul saw the vision, we immediately prepared to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

    11We set sail from Troas and sailed straight to Samothrace, and the next day we went to Neapolis.

    12From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. We stayed there for several days.

    13On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.

  • Acts 20:4-6
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    4Accompanying him as far as Asia were Sopater of Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and from Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

    5These men went ahead and waited for us at Troas.

    6But we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.

  • Acts 20:13-16
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    13But we went ahead to the ship and set sail for Assos, where we intended to take Paul on board, for that was his arrangement since he planned to travel there on foot.

    14When he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.

    15From there, we set sail and arrived opposite Chios the next day. The following day, we crossed over to Samos, stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after that, we came to Miletus.

    16Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in Asia, because he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16I planned to pass through your area on my way to Macedonia, and then come back to you from Macedonia, so you could assist me on my journey to Judea.

  • Acts 14:24-26
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    24Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

    25After proclaiming the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

    26From there, they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

  • 1 Cor 16:5
    73%

    5I will come to you after passing through Macedonia—for I am traveling through Macedonia.

  • Acts 20:1-2
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    1After the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying goodbye, he left to go to Macedonia.

    2After traveling through those regions and encouraging the people with many words, he came to Greece.

  • Acts 16:16
    71%

    16As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a servant girl who had a spirit of divination. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling.

  • Acts 27:4-5
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    4From there we put out to sea again and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

    5After sailing across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.

  • Acts 27:2
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    2We boarded a ship from Adramyttium, which was about to sail to ports along the coast of Asia, and we set sail. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.

  • Acts 21:1-4
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    1After we had torn ourselves away from them and set sail, we headed straight to the island of Cos. The next day, we went to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

    2We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, so we boarded it and set sail.

    3After sighting Cyprus and leaving it to our left, we sailed to Syria and landed in Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.

    4There we found some disciples and stayed with them for seven days. Through the Spirit, they kept urging Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 17:1
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    1After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

  • Acts 14:6-7
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    6Paul and Barnabas became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia—Lystra and Derbe—and the surrounding region.

    7There they continued preaching the good news.

  • Acts 21:29
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    29They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with Paul in the city and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

  • 2 Cor 2:12-13
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    12When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, and a door was opened for me in the Lord,

    13I had no peace in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

  • Acts 18:1
    69%

    1After this, Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth.

  • Acts 16:39-40
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    39So they came to appease them, escorted them out of the prison, and requested them to leave the city.

    40After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house. There they met with the brothers and sisters, encouraged them, and then left.

  • Acts 27:8
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    8With difficulty, we sailed along the coast and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

  • Acts 19:21
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    21After these events were completed, Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and to go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."

  • Acts 17:14-15
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    14Immediately, the brothers sent Paul away to go to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there.

    15Those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible, they departed.

  • Acts 13:4
    68%

    4So being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

  • Acts 14:21
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    21After they had preached the gospel in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

  • Acts 13:13
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    13Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 28:14
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    14There we found some fellow believers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome.

  • 1 Cor 16:8
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    8But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost.

  • Acts 18:5
    67%

    5When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.

  • Acts 18:27
    67%

    27When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed.

  • Acts 9:30
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    30When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.