Acts 19:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

These

Romans 15:25

Galatians 2:1

Purposed

2 Corinthians 1:15

I must

General references

Romans 15:25

Bible References

These

But for now, I am on my way to Jerusalem to minister to [the needs of] God's holy people there.

Then, fourteen years later I went up to Jerusalem again, [along] with Barnabas, and I took Titus also with me [this time].

Purposed

And then Paul, Silas, Timothy [and perhaps others by now] traveled through the districts of Phrygia and Galatia [i.e., provinces of central Asia Minor] because [an inspired message from] the Holy Spirit would not permit them to proclaim the message in Asia [i.e., the westernmost province of Asia Minor].

So, he left them, saying, "I will come back to you if it is God's will." Then He sailed from Ephesus.

"And now, look, I am going to Jerusalem, impelled by the Holy Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me [when I get] there,

And I want you to be aware, brothers, of how frequently I [had] planned to visit you (but was prevented from doing so until now). I wanted to come in order to bear some fruit [i.e., make additional converts] among you, just as I have done among the other Gentiles [i.e., unconverted people].

And because of this confidence [i.e., that you people have such a favorable opinion of me], I had determined to visit you first [i.e., before going to Macedonia. See I Cor. 16:5-7], so that you could have an additional blessing. [Note: The "blessing" here would be Paul getting to minister to them both before and after visiting Macedonia].

I must

So, he left them, saying, "I will come back to you if it is God's will." Then He sailed from Ephesus.

The next night the Lord stood beside Paul [in a supernatural dream] and said, "Take courage, for just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also be my witness in Rome."

Paul replied, "I am [already] standing before a court of Caesar's authority, where I deserve to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.

And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they transferred Paul and certain other prisoners to the custody of a military officer named Julius, of the Augustan battalion.

When we entered Rome [itself] Paul was permitted to live alone except for a soldier who guarded him.

So, to the best of my ability, I am eager to preach the Gospel to all of you in Rome also.

But now, since I do not have any more [new] places [to preach] in this area, and have been wanting to visit you for many years,

Now I want you to know, brothers, that the things that happened to me have resulted in the advancement [of the influence] of the Gospel rather [than hindering it],

General references

But for now, I am on my way to Jerusalem to minister to [the needs of] God's holy people there.