Thematic Bible: Visited


Thematic Bible




This will be my third visit to you. [Deut. 19:15 says], "Every matter should be settled by the testimony of two or three witnesses." Verse ConceptsThree WitnessesWitnesses, LegalTwo Or ThreeActing Three TimesWitnessing

But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia, for I am planning to go through Macedonia [Note: This was the Roman province of northern Greece]. And perhaps I will stay with you, even for the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go. But I do not plan to see you yet, as I will [only] be passing through. For I am hoping to stay with you for some time [i.e., in the future], if the Lord permits.

But I thank God for putting the same concern [that I have] for you in the heart of Titus. For he not only accepted our urging, but being very diligent himself, he went to you of his own accord [i.e. Titus had wanted to go to Corinth even before being urged to].

I urged Titus [i.e., to go to you to arrange for the special offering. See 8:6], and I sent the brother with him. [See 8:18]. Did Titus take any [financial] advantage of you? Do we not [both] have the same attitude [in this matter]? Do we not [both] follow the same procedures? Verse ConceptsSpirit, Nature OfThose Who Deceived

[I had planned] to visit you on my way to Macedonia and then again on my way back from there, and to have you help me on my journey to Judea. [See I Cor. 16:6]. Verse ConceptsPeople Sending People

Then, while Apollos was [still] at Corinth, Paul traveled through the [western] districts and came to Ephesus where he found some disciples. Verse ConceptsFindingRoadsflexibility


in the power demonstrated by [miraculous] signs and wonders, [produced] by the power of the Holy Spirit. So, I have completed preaching the good news about Christ from Jerusalem, all the way around [the area] to Illyricum [Note: This country was located northwest of Greece and in present-day Croatia]. Verse ConceptsApostles, IdentficationGod, Power OfMiraculous SignsMinisters, Way They Should TeachPower Of Holy Spirit, Shown InPower Through The SpiritSigns And Wonders Of The GospelThe power of Christ