Acts 20:3

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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 humbleness of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which happened unto me by the layings wait of the Jews,

And after a good while, the Jews took counsel together among themselves, to kill him.

When day was come, certain of the Jews gathered themselves together, and made a vow saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

and desired favour against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, and laid wait for him in the way to kill him.

So we brake up, from the water of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and delivered us from the hand of the enemies and of such as laid wait for us by the way.

if they entice thee, and say, "Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, and lurk privily for the innocent without a cause:

For among my people are found wicked persons, that privily lay snares and wait for me, to take them and destroy them.

For when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side: Outward was fighting, inward was fear.

In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers; in jeopardies of mine own nation, in jeopardies among the heathen. I have been in perils in cities, in perils in wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

Sail

Paul, after this, tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, Priscilla and Aquila accompanying him. And he shore his head in Cenchreae. For he had a vow.

Then appeared unto us Cyprus, and we left it on the left hand, and sailed unto Syria, and came unto Tyre. For there the ship unladed her burden.

After that I went into the coasts of Syria and Cilicia:

He purposed

After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, to pass over Macedonia and Achaia, and to go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there I must also see Rome."

And in this confidence was I minded the other time to have come unto you, that ye might have had yet one pleasure more,