Acts 20:16

Geneva Bible (1560)

For Paul had determined to saile by Ephesus, because hee woulde not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted to be, if hee could possible, at Hierusalem, at the day of Pentecost.

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  • Acts 2:1 : 1 And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were al with one accord in one place.
  • Acts 19:21 : 21 Nowe when these things were accomplished, Paul purposed by the Spirite to passe through Macedonia and Achaia, and to goe to Hierusalem, saying, After I haue bene there, I must also see Rome.
  • 1 Cor 16:8 : 8 And I wil tary at Ephesus vntill Pentecost.
  • Exod 34:22 : 22 Thou shalt also obserue the feast of weekes in the time of ye first fruits of wheate haruest, and the feast of gathering fruites in the ende of the yere.
  • Acts 20:6 : 6 And we sailed forth from Philippi, after the dayes of vnleauened bread, & came vnto them to Troas in fiue dayes, where we abode seuen dayes.
  • Acts 20:13 : 13 Then we went before to shippe, and sailed vnto the citie Assos, that wee might receiue Paul there: for so had hee appointed, and would himselfe goe afoote.
  • Acts 20:22 : 22 And nowe beholde, I goe bound in the Spirit vnto Hierusalem, and know not what things shall come vnto me there,
  • Acts 21:4 : 4 And when we had found disciples, we taried there seuen dayes; they told Paul through the Spirit, that he should not goe vp to Hierusalem.
  • Acts 24:17 : 17 Now after many yeres, I came & brought almes to my nation and offerings.
  • Rom 15:24-28 : 24 When I shal take my iourney into Spaine, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my iourney, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, after that I haue bene somewhat filled with your company. 25 But now go I to Hierusalem, to minister vnto the Saints. 26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia, to make a certaine distribution vnto the poore Saints which are at Hierusalem. 27 For it hath pleased them, and their detters are they: for if the Gentiles be made partakers of their spirituall things, their duetie is also to minister vnto them in carnall things. 28 When I haue therefore performed this, and haue sealed them this fruite, I will passe by you into Spaine.
  • Acts 12:13 : 13 And when Peter knocked at the entrie doore, a maide came foorth to hearken, named Rhode,
  • Acts 18:19 : 19 Then hee came to Ephesus, and left them there: but hee entred into the Synagogue and disputed with the Iewes.
  • Acts 18:21 : 21 But bade the farewel, saying, I must needes keepe this feast that commeth, in Hierusalem: but I will returne againe vnto you, if God will. So he sailed from Ephesus.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 20:13-15
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    13Then we went before to shippe, and sailed vnto the citie Assos, that wee might receiue Paul there: for so had hee appointed, and would himselfe goe afoote.

    14Now when he was come vnto vs to Assos, and we had receiued him, we came to Mitylenes.

    15And wee sailed thence, and came the next day ouer against Chios, and the next day we arriued at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium: the next day we came to Miletum.

  • 1 Cor 16:7-8
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    7For I will not see you nowe in my passage, but I trust to abide a while with you, if the Lord permit.

    8And I wil tary at Ephesus vntill Pentecost.

  • Acts 20:17-18
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    17Wherefore from Miletum, hee sent to Ephesus, and called the Elders of the Church.

    18Who when they were come to him, hee said vnto them, Ye know from the first day that I came into Asia, after what maner I haue bene with you at all seasons,

  • Acts 18:19-22
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    19Then hee came to Ephesus, and left them there: but hee entred into the Synagogue and disputed with the Iewes.

    20Who desired him to tarie a longer time with them: but he would not consent,

    21But bade the farewel, saying, I must needes keepe this feast that commeth, in Hierusalem: but I will returne againe vnto you, if God will. So he sailed from Ephesus.

    22And when hee came downe to Cesarea, he went vp to Hierusalem: and when he had saluted the Church, he went downe vnto Antiochia.

  • Acts 20:2-7
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    2And when hee had gone through those parts, and had exhorted them with many words, he came into Grecia.

    3And hauing taried there three moneths, because the Iewes layde waite for him, as hee was about to saile into Syria, hee purposed to returne through Macedonia.

    4And there accompanied him into Asia, Sopater of Berea, and of them of Thessalonica, Aristarchus, and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus, and of them of Asia, Tychicus, and Trophimus.

    5These went before, and taried vs at Troas.

    6And we sailed forth from Philippi, after the dayes of vnleauened bread, & came vnto them to Troas in fiue dayes, where we abode seuen dayes.

    7And the first day of the weeke, the disciples being come together to breake bread, Paul preached vnto them, ready to depart on the morrow, and continued the preaching vnto midnight.

  • Acts 19:21-22
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    73%

    21Nowe when these things were accomplished, Paul purposed by the Spirite to passe through Macedonia and Achaia, and to goe to Hierusalem, saying, After I haue bene there, I must also see Rome.

    22So sent hee into Macedonia two of them that ministred vnto him, Timotheus and Erastus, but he remained in Asia for a season.

  • Acts 27:7-9
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    7And when we had sayled slowly many dayes, and scarce were come against Gnidum, because the winde suffered vs not, we sailed hard by Candie, neere to Salmone,

    8And with much adoe sayled beyond it, and came vnto a certaine place called the Faire hauens, neere vnto the which was the citie Lasea.

    9So when much time was spent, and sayling was now ieopardous, because also the Fast was nowe passed, Paul exhorted them,

  • Acts 21:1-4
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    1And as we launched forth, and were departed from them, we came with a straight course vnto Coos, and the day following vnto the Rhodes, and from thence vnto Patara.

    2And we found a ship that went ouer vnto Phenice, and went aboard, and set forth.

    3And whe we had discouered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, & sailed toward Syria, and arriued at Tyrus: for there the ship vnladed ye burden.

    4And when we had found disciples, we taried there seuen dayes; they told Paul through the Spirit, that he should not goe vp to Hierusalem.

  • Acts 16:10-12
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    71%

    10And after he had seene the vision, immediatly we prepared to goe into Macedonia, being assured that the Lord had called vs to preache the Gospel vnto them.

    11Then went we forth from Troas, and with a straight course came to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis,

    12And from thence to Philippi, which is the chiefe citie in ye partes of Macedonia, & whose inhabitants came from Rome to dwell there, and we were in that citie abiding certaine dayes.

  • Acts 13:13
    71%

    13Nowe when Paul & they that were with him were departed by shippe from Paphus, they came to Perga a citie of Pamphylia: then Iohn departed from them, and returned to Hierusalem.

  • Acts 21:15
    70%

    15And after those dayes we trussed vp our fardels, and went vp to Hierusalem.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16And to passe by you into Macedonia, and to come againe out of Macedonia vnto you, and to be led foorth towarde Iudea of you.

  • Acts 20:22
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    22And nowe beholde, I goe bound in the Spirit vnto Hierusalem, and know not what things shall come vnto me there,

  • Acts 19:1
    70%

    1And it came to passe, while Apollos was at Corinthus, that Paul when he passed thorow the vpper coasts, came to Ephesus, and found certaine disciples,

  • Acts 24:11
    70%

    11Seeing that thou mayest knowe, that there are but twelue dayes since I came vp to worship in Hierusalem.

  • Acts 27:2
    69%

    2And we entred into a ship of Adramyttium purposing to saile by the coastes of Asia, and launched foorth, and had Aristarchus of Macedonia, a Thessalonian, with vs.

  • Acts 17:14-16
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    14But by and by the brethren sent away Paul to goe as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

    15And they that did conduct Paul, brought him vnto Athens: and when they had receiued a commaundement vnto Silas and Timotheus that they shoulde come to him at once, they departed.

    16Nowe while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirite was stirred in him, when hee sawe the citie subiect to idolatrie.

  • Acts 25:6
    69%

    6Now when he had taried among them no more then ten dayes, hee went downe to Cæsarea, and the next day sate in the iudgement seat, and commaunded Paul to be brought.

  • Acts 27:12
    69%

    12And because the hauen was not commodious to winter in, many tooke counsell to depart thence, if by any meanes they might attaine to Phenice, there to winter, which is an hauen of Candie, and lyeth toward the Southwest and by West, and Northwest and by West.

  • Acts 21:7
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    7And when we had ended the course from Tyrus, we arriued at Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

  • Rom 15:23
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    23But nowe seeing I haue no more place in these quarters, and also haue bene desirous many yeeres agone to come vnto you,

  • Acts 21:29
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    29For they had seene before Trophimus an Ephesian with him in the citie, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the Temple.

  • Acts 21:19
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    19And when he had embraced them, hee tolde by order all things, that God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministration.

  • 1 Cor 16:12
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    12As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him, to come vnto you with the brethren: but his mind was not at all to come at this time: howbeit he will come when he shall haue conuenient time.

  • Acts 25:4
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    4But Festus answered, that Paul should bee kept at Cæsarea, and that he himselfe would shortly depart thither.

  • Acts 21:12-13
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    12And when we had heard these things, both we and other of the same place besought him that he would not go vp to Hierusalem.

    13Then Paul answered, and sayd, What doe ye weeping and breaking mine heart? For I am ready not to be bound onely, but also to die at Hierusalem for the Name of the Lord Iesus.

  • Acts 20:38
    68%

    38Being chiefly sorie for the words which he spake, That they should see his face no more; they accompanied him vnto the shippe.