Acts 20:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.

The jews

Sail

Acts 18:18

Acts 21:3

Galatians 1:21

He purposed

Acts 19:21

2 Corinthians 1:15

Bible References

The jews

serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews;

And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him:

And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way.

Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the lier-in-wait by the way.

If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;

For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.

For even when we were come into Macedonia our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from my countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

Sail

And Paul, having tarried after this yet many days, took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila: having shorn his head in Cenchreae; for he had a vow.

And when we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed unto Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

Then I came unto the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

He purposed

Now 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.

And in this confidence I was minded to come first unto you, that ye might have a second benefit;