Acts 18:21

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But as he left, he said, 'I will return to you, God willing.' Then he set sail from Ephesus.

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  • 1 Cor 4:19 : 19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only what those who are arrogant are saying, but what power they have.
  • Jas 4:15 : 15 Instead, you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.'
  • Heb 6:3 : 3 And we will do this, if God permits.
  • Acts 20:16 : 16 Paul 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.
  • Rom 1:10 : 10 always in my prayers, asking that if it is somehow in God's will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.
  • Rom 15:32 : 32 So that, by God’s will, I may come to you with joy and be refreshed together with you.
  • Acts 21:14 : 14 When he would not be persuaded, we gave up and said, 'The Lord's will be done.'
  • Deut 16:1 : 1 Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God, for it was in the month of Abib that the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
  • Matt 26:39 : 39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will."
  • Luke 9:61 : 61 Another said, 'I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.'
  • Acts 15:29 : 29 that you abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.
  • Acts 19:21 : 21 After 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."
  • 1 Pet 3:17 : 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.
  • 1 Cor 16:7 : 7 For I do not want to see you now just in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
  • 2 Cor 13:11 : 11 Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
  • Phil 2:19-24 : 19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged when I learn about your circumstances. 20 For I have no one else like him, who will genuinely care about your concerns. 21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. 22 But you know his proven character, that as a son with his father, he has served with me in the work of the gospel. 23 Therefore, I hope to send him as soon as I see how things go with me. 24 And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 18:18-20
    3 verses
    83%

    18Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he said goodbye to the brothers and sisters and set sail for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken.

    19They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

    20When they asked him to stay longer with them, he declined.

  • Acts 18:22-23
    2 verses
    79%

    22When he landed at Caesarea, he went up to greet the church and then went down to Antioch.

    23After spending some time there, he departed and traveled throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

  • 1 Cor 16:6-8
    3 verses
    76%

    6Perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may help me on my journey wherever I go.

    7For I do not want to see you now just in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

    8But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost.

  • Acts 20:15-18
    4 verses
    76%

    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.

    17From Miletus, he sent a message to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church to come to him.

    18When they arrived, he said to them, 'You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in Asia.'

  • Acts 21:1-7
    7 verses
    75%

    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.

    5When our time there was completed, we left and continued on our journey. All the disciples, along with their wives and children, escorted us out of the city. We knelt on the beach, prayed together,

    6and said our farewells. Then we boarded the ship, and they returned to their homes.

    7After completing our voyage from Tyre, we arrived in Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers and sisters there and stayed with them for a day.

  • Acts 19:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    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."

    22He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, but he himself stayed in Asia for a time.

  • Acts 13:13
    72%

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

  • Acts 21:13-15
    3 verses
    71%

    13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

    14When he would not be persuaded, we gave up and said, 'The Lord's will be done.'

    15After these days, we made preparations and went up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 21:19
    70%

    19After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of everything God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

  • Acts 22:21
    70%

    21Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.'

  • Acts 20:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    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.

    3He stayed there for three months. But when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

  • Rom 15:23-25
    3 verses
    70%

    23But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,

    24I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

    25Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the Lord’s people there.

  • Acts 25:4
    70%

    4But Festus replied that Paul was being held in custody in Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
    70%

    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 20:22
    69%

    22'And now, behold, I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.'

  • Acts 20:13
    68%

    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.

  • 2 Tim 1:18
    68%

    18May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day. You know very well how much he helped me in Ephesus.

  • Acts 20:25
    68%

    25'And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.'

  • Acts 20:6
    68%

    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 20:38
    68%

    38They were deeply grieved because of what he had said—that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

  • 1 Cor 16:4
    68%

    4If it is suitable for me to go as well, they will travel with me.

  • Rom 1:10
    68%

    10always in my prayers, asking that if it is somehow in God's will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.

  • 2 Cor 2:1
    68%

    1I decided this for myself: that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

  • 1 Cor 16:12
    68%

    12Now concerning our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not at all his desire to come now. He will come when he has the opportunity.

  • Acts 14:21
    67%

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

  • Acts 15:36
    67%

    36After some days, Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."

  • Acts 28:14
    67%

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

  • Acts 27:25
    67%

    25So take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just as I was told.

  • Acts 18:1
    67%

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