Acts 20:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to spend time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to arrive in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

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  • Acts 2:1 : 1 The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.
  • Acts 19:21 : 21 A Riot in Ephesus Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. He said,“After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
  • 1 Cor 16:8 : 8 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
  • Exod 34:22 : 22 “You must observe the Feast of Weeks– the firstfruits of the harvest of wheat– and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year.
  • Acts 20:6 : 6 We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and within five days we came to the others in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
  • Acts 20:13 : 13 The Voyage to Miletus We went on ahead to the ship and put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had arranged it this way. He himself was intending to go there by land.
  • Acts 20:22 : 22 And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem without knowing what will happen to me there,
  • Acts 21:4 : 4 After we located the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They repeatedly told Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.
  • Acts 24:17 : 17 After several years I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings,
  • Rom 15:24-28 : 24 when I go to Spain. For I hope to visit you when I pass through and that you will help me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while. 25 But now I go to Jerusalem to minister to the saints. 26 For Macedonia and Achaia are pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. 27 For they were pleased to do this, and indeed they are indebted to the Jerusalem saints. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to minister to them in material things. 28 Therefore after I have completed this and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set out for Spain by way of you,
  • Acts 12:13 : 13 When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.
  • Acts 18:19 : 19 When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind there, but he himself went into the synagogue and addressed the Jews.
  • Acts 18:21 : 21 but said farewell to them and added,“I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,

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  • Acts 20:13-15
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    13The Voyage to Miletus We went on ahead to the ship and put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had arranged it this way. He himself was intending to go there by land.

    14When he met us in Assos, we took him aboard and went to Mitylene.

    15We set sail from there, and on the following day we arrived off Chios. The next day we approached Samos, and the day after that we arrived at Miletus.

  • 1 Cor 16:7-8
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    7For I do not want to see you now in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.

    8But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,

  • Acts 20:17-18
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    17From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church to come to him.

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

  • Acts 18:19-22
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    19When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind there, but he himself went into the synagogue and addressed the Jews.

    20When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent,

    21but said farewell to them and added,“I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,

    22and when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem and then went down to Antioch.

  • Acts 20:2-7
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    2After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

    3where he stayed for three months. Because the Jews had made a plot against him as he was intending to sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

    4Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, as well as Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.

    5These had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.

    6We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and within five days we came to the others in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

    7On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul began to speak to the people, and because he intended to leave the next day, he extended his message until midnight.

  • Acts 19:21-22
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    21A Riot in Ephesus Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. He said,“After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

    22So after sending two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed on for a while in the province of Asia.

  • Acts 27:7-9
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    7We sailed slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.

    8With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.

    9Caught in a Violent Storm Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them,

  • Acts 21:1-4
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    1Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem After we tore ourselves away from them, we put out to sea, and sailing a straight course, we came to Cos, on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

    2We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went aboard, and put out to sea.

    3After we sighted Cyprus and left it behind on our port side, we sailed on to Syria and put in at Tyre, because the ship was to unload its cargo there.

    4After we located the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They repeatedly told Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.

  • Acts 16:10-12
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    10After Paul saw the vision, we attempted immediately to go over to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

    11Arrival at Philippi We put out to sea from Troas and sailed a straight course to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,

    12and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed in this city for some days.

  • Acts 13:13
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    13Paul and Barnabas at Pisidian Antioch Then Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 21:15
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    15After these days we got ready and started up to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • Acts 20:22
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    22And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem without knowing what will happen to me there,

  • Acts 19:1
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    1Disciples of John the Baptist at Ephesus While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul went through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples there

  • Acts 24:11
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    11As you can verify for yourself, not more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

  • Acts 27:2
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    2We went on board a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to various ports along the coast of the province of Asia and put out to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.

  • Acts 17:14-16
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    14Then the brothers sent Paul away to the coast at once, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

    15Those who accompanied Paul escorted him as far as Athens, and after receiving an order for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

    16Paul at Athens While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was greatly upset because he saw the city was full of idols.

  • Acts 25:6
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    6After Festus had stayed not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought.

  • Acts 27:12
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    12Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there. They hoped that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

  • Acts 21:7
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    7We continued the voyage from Tyre and arrived at Ptolemais, and when we had greeted the brothers, we stayed with them for one day.

  • Rom 15:23
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    23But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you

  • Acts 21:29
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    29(For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him previously, and they assumed Paul had brought him into the inner temple courts.)

  • Acts 21:19
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    19When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

  • 1 Cor 16:12
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    12With regard to our brother Apollos: I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was simply not his intention to come now. He will come when he has the opportunity.

  • Acts 25:4
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    4Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly.

  • Acts 21:12-13
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    12When we heard this, both we and the local people begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

    13Then Paul replied,“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

  • Acts 20:38
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    38especially saddened by what he had said, that they were not going to see him again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.