Acts 20:17
From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church to come to him.
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- Acts 11:30 : 30 They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
- Acts 14:23 : 23 When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.
- Acts 20:28 : 28 Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.
- 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.
- Titus 1:5 : 5 Titus’ Task on Crete The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
- Jas 5:14 : 14 Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with olive oil in the name of the Lord.
- 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 Leading and Living in God’s Flock So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:
- 2 John 1:1 : 1 ¶ Introduction and Thanksgiving From the elder, to an elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth(and not I alone, but also all those who know the truth),
- 3 John 1:1 : 1 ¶ Introduction and Thanksgiving From the elder, to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth.
- Acts 15:4 : 4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.
- Acts 15:6 : 6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.
- Acts 15:23 : 23 They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!
- Acts 16:4 : 4 As they went through the towns, they passed on the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey.
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- Acts 20:18-203 verses77%
18 When 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,
19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.
20 You know that I did not hold back from proclaiming to you anything that would be helpful, and from teaching you publicly and from house to house,
- Acts 20:13-164 verses76%
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.
14 When he met us in Assos, we took him aboard and went to Mitylene.
15 We 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.
16 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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23 When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.
- Acts 20:1-22 verses70%
1 Paul Travels Through Macedonia and Greece After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying farewell, he left to go to Macedonia.
2 After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,
- Acts 21:17-193 verses69%
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.
18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.
19 When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
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1 Leading and Living in God’s Flock So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:
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5 Titus’ Task on Crete The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
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1 Disciples 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 18:19-235 verses68%
19 When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind there, but he himself went into the synagogue and addressed the Jews.
20 When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent,
21 but said farewell to them and added,“I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,
22 and when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem and then went down to Antioch.
23 After he spent some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
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6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.
- Acts 17:14-152 verses67%
14 Then the brothers sent Paul away to the coast at once, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
15 Those 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.
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18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.
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30 They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
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3 Timothy’s Task in Ephesus As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings,
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12 Now I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
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17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you
- Acts 20:4-85 verses67%
4 Paul 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.
5 These had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.
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.
7 On 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.
8 (Now there were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting.)
- Acts 20:36-372 verses67%
36 When he had said these things, he knelt down with them all and prayed.
37 They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,
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1 ¶ Salutation From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints[in Ephesus], the faithful in Christ Jesus.
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1 The King Institutes Religious Reform The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.
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7 who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.
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22 So after sending two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed on for a while in the province of Asia.
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15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
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31 Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.
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26 From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.
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25 we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,
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13 Paul 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.
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25 He gathered these together, along with the workmen in similar trades, and said,“Men, you know that our prosperity comes from this business.
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8 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
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17 Paul called one of the centurions and said,“Take this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to report to him.”
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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.)
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4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.