Acts 20 - 21
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After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and q departed for Macedonia.
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When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece.
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There he spent three months, and when r a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.
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Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, s Aristarchus and Secundus; and s Gaius of Derbe, and t Timothy; and the Asians, u Tychicus and v Trophimus.
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These went on ahead and were waiting for w us at x Troas,
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but we sailed away from Philippi after y the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
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z On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together a to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight.
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There were many lamps in b the upper room where we were gathered.
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And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he c fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.
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But Paul went down and d bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, e "Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him."
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And when Paul had gone up and f had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed.
12
And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted.
13
But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.
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And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.
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And sailing from there we came the following day opposite Chios; the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after that we went to Miletus.
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For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening g to be at Jerusalem, if possible, h on the day of Pentecost.
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Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called i the elders of the church to come to him.
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And when they came to him, he said to them: j "You yourselves know k how I lived among you the whole time j from the first day that I set foot in Asia,
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l serving the Lord m with all humility and with n tears and with trials that happened to me through o the plots of the Jews;
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how I p did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and q teaching you in public and from house to house,
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r testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of s repentance toward God and of t faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained u by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,
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except that v the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that w imprisonment and x afflictions await me.
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But y I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only z I may finish my course and a the ministry b that I received from the Lord Jesus, c to testify to d the gospel of e the grace of God.
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And now, behold, f I know that none of you among whom I have gone about g proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.
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Therefore h I testify to you this day that i I am innocent of the blood of all of you,
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for j I did not shrink from declaring to you k the whole counsel of God.
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l Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all m the flock, in which n the Holy Spirit has made you o overseers, p to care for q the church of God, which he r obtained s with his own blood.
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I r know that after my departure t fierce wolves will come in among you, u not sparing the flock;
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and v from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.
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Therefore w be alert, remembering that x for three years I did not cease night or day y to admonish everyone z with tears.
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And now a I commend you to God and to b the word of his grace, which is able to c build you up and to give you d the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
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e I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel.
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f You yourselves know that g these hands ministered to my necessities and h to those who were with me.
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In all things i I have shown you that j by working hard in this way we must k help the weak and l remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed m to give than to receive.'"
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And when he had said these things, n he knelt down and prayed with them all.
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And o there was much weeping on the part of all; p they embraced Paul and p kissed him,
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being sorrowful most of all because of q the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And r they accompanied him to the ship.
Acts 21
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And when s we had parted from them and set sail, we t came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
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And having found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.
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When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo.
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And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. And u through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.
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When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, v accompanied us until we were outside the city. And w kneeling down on the beach, we prayed
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and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.
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When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greeted x the brothers and stayed with them for one day.
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On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of y Philip z the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
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He had four unmarried daughters, a who prophesied.
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While we were staying for many days, a prophet named b Agabus came down from Judea.
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And coming to us, he c took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, d "Thus says the Holy Spirit, e 'This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and f deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'"
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When we heard this, we and the people there g urged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
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Then Paul answered, g "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For h I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem i for the name of the Lord Jesus."
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And since he would not be persuaded, j we ceased and said, k "Let the will of the Lord be done."
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After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.
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And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.
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When we had come to Jerusalem, l the brothers received us gladly.
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On the following day Paul went in with us to m James, and all n the elders were present.
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After greeting them, o he related one by one p the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his q ministry.
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And when they heard it, they r glorified God. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all s zealous for the law,
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and they have been told about you that you teach all t the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, u telling them v not to circumcise their children or w walk according to x our customs.
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What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.
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Do therefore what we tell you. We have four men y who are under a vow;
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take these men and z purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, y so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law.
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But as for the Gentiles who have believed, a we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality."
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Then Paul took the men, and the next day z he purified himself along with them and b went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and c the offering presented for each one of them.
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When c the seven days were almost completed, d the Jews from Asia, e seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him,
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crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who f is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and g the law and g this place. Moreover, he even brought Greeks into the temple and h has defiled g this holy place."
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For they had previously seen i Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
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Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and j dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
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j And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of k the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
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l He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
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Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him m to be bound n with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.
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o Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some another. And as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into p the barracks.
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And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd,
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for the mob of the people followed, crying out, q "Away with him!"
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As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, "May I say something to you?" And he said, "Do you know Greek?
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Are you not r the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out s into the wilderness?"
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Paul replied, t "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people."
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And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, u motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in v the Hebrew language, saying:
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Acts 19:21
Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
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Acts 20:19
Serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews.
Acts 13:50
But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.
Acts 9:24
But their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him.
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Acts 14:6
They learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country.
Acts 14:21
When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch.
Acts 19:29
So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's companions in travel.
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Acts 14:6
They learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country.
Acts 14:21
When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch.
Acts 19:29
So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's companions in travel.
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Acts 16:1
Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
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Ephesians 6:21
So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything.
Colossians 4:7
Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
2 Timothy 4:12
Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.
Titus 3:12
When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
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Acts 21:29
For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
2 Timothy 4:20
Erastus remained at Corinth, and I left Trophimus, who was ill, at Miletus.
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Acts 20:6 - 8
But we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
Acts 20:13 - 15
But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.
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Acts 16:8 - 11
So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.
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Acts 12:3
And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.
Exodus 12:14 - 15
This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord ; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast.
Exodus 23:15
You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you shall eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. None shall appear before me empty-handed.
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1 Corinthians 16:2
On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.
Mark 16:9
[[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
John 20:19
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you.
Revelation 1:10
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet
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Acts 20:11
And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed.
1 Corinthians 10:16
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?
1 Corinthians 11:23 - 24
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread.
Acts 2:42
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
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Acts 1:13
And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.
Acts 9:37
In those days she became ill and died, and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
Acts 9:39
So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.
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2 Kings 1:2
Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, "Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.
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1 Kings 17:21
Then he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord, "O Lord my God, let this child's life come into him again.
2 Kings 4:34
Then he went up and lay on the child, putting his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And as he stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm.
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Matthew 9:23 - 24
And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion.
Mark 5:39
And when he had entered, he said to them, "Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping.
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Acts 20:7
On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight.
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Acts 20:22
And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there.
Acts 24:11
You can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem.
Acts 20:6
But we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
Acts 19:21
Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
1 Corinthians 16:8
But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost.
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Acts 2:1
When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.
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Acts 11:30
And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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1 Thessalonians 1:5
Because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
Acts 20:31
Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears.
Acts 20:34
You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me.
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1 Thessalonians 1:5
Because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
Acts 20:31
Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears.
Acts 20:34
You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me.
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Acts 18:19
And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, but he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
Acts 19:1
And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.
Acts 19:10
This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
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Romans 12:11
Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.
Colossians 3:24
Knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
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1 Thessalonians 2:6 - 7
Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.
Ephesians 4:2
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.
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Acts 20:31
Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears.
2 Corinthians 2:4
For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.
Philippians 3:18
For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.
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Acts 20:3
There he spent three months, and when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.
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Acts 20:27
For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
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Acts 20:31
Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears.
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Acts 20:24
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
Acts 18:5
When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.
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Mark 1:15
And saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.
Hebrews 6:1
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God.
Acts 2:38
And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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Ephesians 1:15
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints.
Colossians 1:4
Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints.
1 Timothy 3:13
For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
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Acts 17:16
Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.
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Acts 21:4
And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. And through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.
Acts 21:11
And coming to us, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'
Acts 8:29
And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and join this chariot.
Acts 9:16
For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.
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Acts 21:33
Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.
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Acts 14:22
Strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
1 Thessalonians 3:3
That no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.
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Acts 21:13
Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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Acts 1:17
For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.
1 Timothy 1:12
I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service.
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Galatians 1:1
Paul, an apostle - not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead -
1 Thessalonians 2:4
But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.
Acts 26:16
But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you.
Titus 1:3
And at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior.
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Acts 20:21
Testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Acts 15:7
And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.
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Acts 20:32
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
1 Timothy 1:14
And the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Acts 11:23
When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose.
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Philippians 1:25
Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith.
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Acts 28:31
Proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.
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Deuteronomy 8:19
And if you forget the Lord your God and go after other gods and serve them and worship them, I solemnly warn you today that you shall surely perish.
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Acts 18:6
And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.
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Acts 20:20
How I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house.
Jeremiah 26:2
Thus says the Lord : Stand in the court of the Lord 's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to worship in the house of the Lord all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not hold back a word.
Ezekiel 33:8
If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.
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Acts 13:36
For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption.
Luke 7:30
But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)
Acts 2:23
This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.
Ephesians 1:11
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.
Hebrews 6:17
So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath.
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1 Timothy 4:16
Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.
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Acts 20:29
I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
Ephesians 4:11
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers.
Luke 12:32
Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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Acts 13:2
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
1 Corinthians 12:8 - 11
For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit.
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Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
1 Timothy 3:2
Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach.
Titus 1:7
For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain.
Acts 20:17
Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him.
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John 21:16
He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep.
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1 Corinthians 1:2
To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
1 Corinthians 10:32
Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God.
1 Corinthians 11:16
If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
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2 Peter 2:1
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
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Hebrews 9:12
He entered once for all into the holy places, n...
Hebrews 9:14
How much more will the blood of Christ, who thr...
Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, th...
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the li...
1 Peter 1:18 - 19
Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ...
Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are y...
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Acts 20:28
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
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Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
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John 10:12
He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
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1 Corinthians 11:19
For there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized.
2 Corinthians 11:13
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
1 Timothy 1:19 - 20
Holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith.
1 John 2:18 - 19
Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.
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Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Matthew 24:42
Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
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Acts 19:8
And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
Acts 19:10
This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
Acts 24:17
Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings.
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Colossians 1:28
Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
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Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Acts 20:19
Serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews.
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Acts 14:23
And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
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Acts 14:3
So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Acts 20:24
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
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Colossians 2:7
Rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
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Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, so that they may turn from ...
Ephesians 1:14
Who is the guarantee of our inheritance until w...
Ephesians 1:18
Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, tha...
Ephesians 5:5
For you may be sure of this, that everyone who ...
Colossians 1:12
Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified ...
Colossians 3:24
Knowing that from the Lord you will receive the...
Hebrews 9:15
Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant,...
1 Peter 1:4
To an inheritance that is imperishable, undefil...
Matthew 25:34
Then the King will say to those on his right, '...
Romans 8:17
And if children, then heirs - heirs of God and ...
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1 Corinthians 9:12
If others share this rightful claim on you, do ...
2 Corinthians 7:2
Make room in your hearts for us. We have wronge...
2 Corinthians 11:9
And when I was with you and was in need, I did ...
2 Corinthians 12:17
Did I take advantage of you through any of thos...
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am; testify against me before the Lord a...
Matthew 10:8
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, ...
1 Thessalonians 2:5
For we never came with words of flattery, as yo...
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Acts 20:18
And when they came to him, he said to them: "You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia.
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Acts 18:3
And because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.
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Acts 19:22
And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
Acts 19:29
So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's companions in travel.
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2 Thessalonians 3:7
For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you.
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Ephesians 4:28
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
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1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
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Acts 11:16
And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
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Matthew 10:8
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.
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Acts 7:60
And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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2 Timothy 1:4
As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.
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Luke 15:20
And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
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Luke 15:20
And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
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Acts 20:25
And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.
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Acts 15:3
So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.
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Acts 16:10
And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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Acts 16:11
So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis.
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Acts 21:11
And coming to us, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
Acts 20:23
Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.
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Acts 20:38
Being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship.
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Acts 20:36
And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
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John 21:23
So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?
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Acts 6:5
And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
Acts 8:5
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
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Ephesians 4:11
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers.
2 Timothy 4:5
As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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Acts 2:17 - 18
'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
Luke 2:36
And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin.
1 Corinthians 11:5
But every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven.
Acts 13:1
Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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Acts 11:28
And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius).
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1 Samuel 15:27 - 28
As Samuel turned to go away, Saul seized the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
1 Kings 11:30
Then Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces.
Isaiah 20:3
Then the Lord said, "As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush.
Jeremiah 13:1 - 11
Thus says the Lord to me, "Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water.
Jeremiah 27:2
Thus the Lord said to me: "Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.
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Acts 20:23
Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.
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Acts 21:33
Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.
Acts 9:16
For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.
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Acts 21:31 - 33
And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
Matthew 20:19
And deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.
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Matthew 16:21 - 23
From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
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Acts 21:12
When we heard this, we and the people there urged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
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Acts 20:24
But I do not account my life of any value nor a...
Romans 8:36
As it is written, "For your sake we are being k...
2 Corinthians 4:16
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self ...
2 Corinthians 12:10
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with...
Philippians 2:17
Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offeri...
Acts 15:26
Men who have risked their lives for the sake of...
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Acts 5:41
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
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Ruth 1:18
And when Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.
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Matthew 6:10
Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
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Acts 21:7
When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day.
Acts 15:4
When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them.
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Acts 12:17
But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Tell these things to James and to the brothers." Then he departed and went to another place.
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Acts 11:30
And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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Acts 14:27
And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
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Romans 15:18 - 19
For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience - by word and deed.
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Acts 1:17
For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.
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Acts 11:18
When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, "Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.
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Acts 22:3
I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day.
Romans 10:2
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
Galatians 1:14
And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.
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James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.
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Acts 21:28
Crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place. Moreover, he even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.
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Romans 2:28 - 29
For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical.
1 Corinthians 7:19
For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God.
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Mark 7:5
And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?
Galatians 2:14
But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?
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Acts 6:14
For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.
Acts 15:1
But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.
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Acts 18:18
After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow.
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Acts 21:26
Then Paul took the men, and the next day he purified himself along with them and went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for each one of them.
Acts 24:18
While I was doing this, they found me purified in the temple, without any crowd or tumult. But some Jews from Asia -
John 11:55
Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves.
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Acts 21:23
Do therefore what we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow.
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Acts 15:19 - 20
Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God.
Acts 15:29
That you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.
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Acts 21:24
Take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law.
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Numbers 6:13
And this is the law for the Nazirite, when the time of his separation has been completed: he shall be brought to the entrance of the tent of meeting.
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Numbers 6:9 - 12
And if any man dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shall shave it.
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Acts 21:26
Then Paul took the men, and the next day he purified himself along with them and went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for each one of them.
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Acts 13:50
But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.
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Acts 24:18
While I was doing this, they found me purified in the temple, without any crowd or tumult. But some Jews from Asia -
Acts 26:21
For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
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Acts 21:21
And they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or walk according to our customs.
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Acts 6:13
And they set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law.
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Acts 6:13
And they set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law.
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Acts 6:13
And they set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law.
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Acts 24:6
He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.
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Acts 20:4
Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.
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Acts 26:21
For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
2 Kings 11:15
Then Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains who were set over the army, "Bring her out between the ranks, and put to death with the sword anyone who follows her." For the priest said, "Let her not be put to death in the house of the Lord.
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Acts 21:30
Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
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Acts 10:1
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.
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Acts 23:27
This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen.
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Acts 20:23
Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.
Acts 21:11
And coming to us, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
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Acts 12:6
Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on t...
Acts 22:29
So those who were about to examine him withdrew...
Acts 26:29
And Paul said, "Whether short or long, I would ...
Acts 28:20
For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see...
Ephesians 6:20
For which I am an ambassador in chains, that I ...
2 Timothy 1:16
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of On...
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Acts 19:32
Now some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.
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Acts 22:24
The tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this.
Acts 23:10
And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.
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Acts 22:22
Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live.
Luke 23:18
But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas" -
John 19:15
They cried out, "Away with him, away with him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar.
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Acts 5:36
For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.
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Matthew 24:26
So, if they say to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out. If they say, 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.
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Acts 9:11
And the Lord said to him, "Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying.
Acts 22:3
I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day.
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Acts 12:17
But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Tell these things to James and to the brothers." Then he departed and went to another place.
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Acts 22:2
And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he said:
Acts 26:14
And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.
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