Acts 20:22

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

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  • Luke 9:51 : 51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face firmly to go to Jerusalem.
  • Luke 12:50 : 50 But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!
  • Luke 18:31-33 : 31 Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, 'Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that has been written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.' 32 'He will be handed over to the Gentiles, mocked, abused, and spit upon.' 33 'They will flog him and kill him, but on the third day, he will rise.'
  • John 13:1 : 1 Now, before the Passover festival, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, loved them to the very end.
  • John 18:4 : 4 Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, 'Whom are you looking for?'
  • Acts 17:16 : 16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was deeply troubled as he observed the city full of idols.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Acts 21:11-14 : 11 He came to us, took Paul’s belt, and tied his own hands and feet with it. He said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘This is how the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’” 12 When we heard this, we and the local believers pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then 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.” 14 When he would not be persuaded, we gave up and said, 'The Lord's will be done.'
  • 2 Cor 5:14 : 14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
  • Jas 4:14 : 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
  • 2 Pet 1:14 : 14 knowing that the laying aside of my tent is imminent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 20:23-25
    3 verses
    85%

    23 'Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that chains and afflictions await me.'

    24 'But I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus—to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.'

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

  • Rom 15:23-25
    3 verses
    78%

    23 But 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,

    24 I 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.

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

  • Acts 21:11-13
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    77%

    11 He came to us, took Paul’s belt, and tied his own hands and feet with it. He said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘This is how the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”

    12 When we heard this, we and the local believers pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

    13 Then 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.”

  • Acts 19:21
    76%

    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."

  • Acts 20:21
    76%

    21 'I testified both to Jews and to Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.'

  • Acts 22:21
    75%

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

  • Acts 22:10-11
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    74%

    10 I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told everything that has been assigned for you to do.’

    11 Since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and went into Damascus.

  • Acts 22:17-19
    3 verses
    74%

    17 After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance.

    18 I saw Him saying to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.'

    19 But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.

  • Acts 20:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18 When 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.'

    19 'I served the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.'

  • Acts 20:2
    72%

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

  • Acts 22:4-6
    3 verses
    72%

    4 I persecuted this Way to the point of death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison.

    5 As the high priest and the council of elders can testify, I even obtained letters from them to the brothers in Damascus and went there to bring back these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.

    6 But as I was traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

  • Matt 20:17-18
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    72%

    17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately and said to them,

    18 'Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him to death.'

  • Rom 15:31
    71%

    31 Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints.

  • Rom 15:19
    71%

    19 By the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

  • Eph 6:20
    71%

    20 For which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

  • Acts 26:21-22
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    21 For this reason, the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

    22 But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to both small and great, saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16 I 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 21:4
    71%

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

  • Luke 22:33
    71%

    33 But Peter replied, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death."

  • Acts 26:17
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    17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them,

  • Rom 15:28
    71%

    28 So after I have completed this task and have securely delivered to them this fruit, I will go to Spain and visit you on my way.

  • Acts 21:15
    71%

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

  • Luke 19:28
    70%

    28 After he said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Tim 4:6
    70%

    6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is near.

  • Acts 11:12
    70%

    12 The Spirit told me to go with them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man's house.

  • Luke 18:31
    70%

    31 Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, 'Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that has been written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.'

  • Acts 26:12
    70%

    12 In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests.

  • Acts 25:20
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    20 Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding these charges.

  • Acts 20:16
    70%

    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.

  • 1 Cor 16:4
    70%

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

  • Acts 20:13
    70%

    13 But 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.

  • Acts 28:20
    70%

    20 For this reason, I have asked to see you and to speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.

  • Luke 13:22
    70%

    22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 23:11
    70%

    11 The following night the Lord stood by Paul and said, 'Take courage! For as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.'

  • Acts 9:16
    69%

    16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake."

  • Acts 18:21
    69%

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