Acts 18:21
but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.
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- 1 Cor 4:19 : 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
- Jas 4:15 : 15 For you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that."
- Heb 6:3 : 3 This will we do, if God permits.
- Acts 20:16 : 16 For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
- Rom 1:10 : 10 requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
- Rom 15:32 : 32 that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.
- Acts 21:14 : 14 When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The Lord's will be done."
- Deut 16:1 : 1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to Yahweh your God; for in the month of Abib Yahweh your God brought you forth out of Egypt by night.
- Matt 26:39 : 39 He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire."
- Luke 9:61 : 61 Another also said, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to bid farewell to those who are at my house."
- Acts 15:29 : 29 that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell."
- Acts 19:21 : 21 Now after these things had ended, Paul determined 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."
- 1 Pet 3:17 : 17 For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.
- 1 Cor 16:7 : 7 For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.
- 2 Cor 13:11 : 11 Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
- Phil 2:19-24 : 19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing. 20 For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you. 21 For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Gospel. 23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it will go with me. 24 But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come shortly.
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- Acts 18:18-203 verses83%
18Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
19He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
20When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
- Acts 18:22-232 verses79%
22When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
23Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.
- 1 Cor 16:6-83 verses76%
6But with you it may be that I will stay, or even winter, that you may send me on my journey wherever I go.
7For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.
8But I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,
- Acts 20:15-184 verses76%
15Sailing from there, we came the following day opposite Chios. The next day we touched at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after we came to Miletus.
16For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
17From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the assembly.
18When they had come to him, he said to them, "You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,
- Acts 21:1-77 verses75%
1When it happened that we had parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
2Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail.
3When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload her cargo.
4Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
5When it happened that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.
6After saying goodbye to each other, we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.
7When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers, and stayed with them one day.
- Acts 19:21-222 verses74%
21Now after these things had ended, Paul determined 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."
22Having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
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13Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
- Acts 21:13-153 verses71%
13Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
14When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The Lord's will be done."
15After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.
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19When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.
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21"He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.'"
- Acts 20:1-33 verses70%
1After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.
2When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.
3When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.
- Rom 15:23-253 verses70%
23but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you,
24whenever I journey to Spain, I will come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.
25But now, I say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.
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4However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
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16and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.
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22Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;
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13But we who went ahead to the ship set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.
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18(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord's mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.
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25Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching the Kingdom of God, will see my face no more.
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6We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.
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38sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.
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4If it is appropriate for me to go also, they will go with me.
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10requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
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1But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.
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12Now concerning Apollos, the brother, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers; and it was not at all his desire to come now; but he will come when he has an opportunity.
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21When they had preached the Gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
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36After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."
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14where we found brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.
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25Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.
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1After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.