Acts 20:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

and stayed there three months. And when the Jews plotted against him as he was about to sail to Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

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  • Acts 20:19 : 19 serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews;
  • Acts 9:23-24 : 23 And after many days were completed, the Jews conspired to kill him: 24 But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
  • Acts 25:3 : 3 requesting a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
  • 2 Cor 11:26 : 26 In journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
  • Gal 1:21 : 21 Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia,
  • 2 Cor 1:15 : 15 And in this confidence, I intended to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit;
  • 2 Cor 7:5 : 5 For, when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; outside were conflicts, inside were fears.
  • Acts 16:9 : 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, Come over to Macedonia and help us.
  • Acts 18:18 : 18 And Paul stayed a good while longer, and then took leave of the brethren and sailed to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, having shaved his head in Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow.
  • Acts 19:21 : 21 After these things ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
  • Acts 21:3 : 3 Now when we spotted Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unload her cargo.
  • Acts 23:12-15 : 12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 And there were more than forty who formed this conspiracy. 14 They came to the chief priests and elders and said, We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul. 15 Now therefore, you with the council suggest to the chief captain that he bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would inquire something more accurately about him; and we, before he comes near, are ready to kill him.
  • Ezra 8:31 : 31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and from those who ambushed us along the way.
  • Prov 1:11 : 11 If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
  • Jer 5:26 : 26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay in wait, as he who sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

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  • Acts 20:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1And after the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

    2And when he had gone through those regions and given them much encouragement, he came to Greece,

  • Acts 20:4-6
    3 verses
    77%

    4And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to Asia; and Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

    5These men, going ahead, waited for us at Troas.

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

  • Acts 27:2
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    2And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we set sail, intending to navigate by the coasts of Asia; and Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us.

  • Acts 28:11-12
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    11After three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered at the island, whose figurehead was the Twin Brothers.

    12And landing at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

  • Acts 19:21-22
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    21After these things ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

    22So he sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, but he stayed in Asia for a while.

  • Acts 18:18-23
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    18And Paul stayed a good while longer, and then took leave of the brethren and sailed to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, having shaved his head in Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow.

    19And he came to Ephesus and left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

    20When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent,

    21but bade them farewell, saying, 'I must by all means keep this feast that is coming in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you if God wills.' And he sailed from Ephesus.

    22And when he landed at Caesarea and went up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch.

    23And after spending some time there, he departed and went over all the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

  • Acts 21:1-4
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    1And it came to pass, that after we had departed from them and sailed, we came with a straight course to Coos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

    2And finding a ship sailing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set forth.

    3Now when we spotted Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unload her cargo.

    4And finding disciples, we stayed there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 20:13-16
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    13Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, intending to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged, intending himself to go on foot.

    14And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

    15We sailed from there, and the next day came opposite Chios; the following day we arrived at Samos, and stayed at Trogyllium; the next day we came to Miletus.

    16For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost.

  • Acts 18:11
    72%

    11And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
    71%

    16And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia to you, and by you to be brought on my way toward Judea.

  • Acts 19:8
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    8And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, disputing and persuading concerning the kingdom of God.

  • Acts 17:14
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    14And immediately the brothers sent Paul away to go to the sea: but Silas and Timothy stayed there still.

  • Acts 13:13
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    13Now when Paul and his company sailed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Thess 3:1
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    1Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it best to be left alone at Athens;

  • Acts 21:6-7
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    6And when we had taken our leave of one another, we boarded the ship; and they returned home again.

    7And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, greeted the brethren, and stayed with them one day.

  • Acts 16:11-12
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    11Therefore, setting sail from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis;

    12And from there to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony; and we were in that city staying several days.

  • Acts 17:1-2
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    1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews:

    2And Paul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the scriptures,

  • Acts 20:18-19
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    69%

    18And when they had come to him, he said to them, "You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you,

    19serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews;

  • Acts 28:14
    69%

    14There we found brethren and were invited to stay with them seven days. And so we went toward Rome.

  • Acts 21:15
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    15And after those days we gathered our belongings and went up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 23:30
    68%

    30And when it was disclosed to me that a plot was about to be executed against the man, I sent him immediately to you, having also commanded his accusers to state their case before you. Farewell.

  • Acts 25:4
    68%

    4But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would shortly go there.

  • Acts 18:27
    68%

    27And when he desired to cross into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace,

  • 1 Cor 16:5
    68%

    5Now I will come to you when I pass through Macedonia, for I am going through Macedonia.

  • Acts 25:6
    68%

    6And when he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, commanded Paul to be brought.

  • Acts 14:28
    68%

    28And there they stayed a long time with the disciples.

  • Acts 18:5
    68%

    5And when Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

  • 1 Cor 16:8
    68%

    8But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost.

  • Acts 18:3
    68%

    3And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

  • Acts 19:10
    67%

    10And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.