After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to those that had sent them forth.

Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.

Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

When 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.

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.