17 Bible Verses about Provinces
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They therefore being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, came down to Seleucia, and from thence sailed to Cyprus.
And having read the letter, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,
And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul, and brought him before the judgmentseat,
And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
they came to Mysia, and were attempting to go into Bithynia; but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.
Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
And when they had gone, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there until I speak to thee; for Herod will seek the child, to destroy him.
And having gone through Phrygia and the Galatian country, on being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia,
and thence to Philippi, which is a chief city of the province of Macedonia, a colony. And we remained in the city some days.
And Paul and his company, having put to sea from Paphos, came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.
And having sailed over the sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
And his fame went forth into all Syria; and they brought to him all that were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were possessed by demons, and lunatics, and those who were struck with palsy; and he healed them.
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be to you, and peace, from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne;
Thou knowest this, that all those in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our distress which came upon us in Asia, that it was exceedingly heavy upon us beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life;
For indeed when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. But God, that comforteth those who are brought low, comforted us by the coming of Titus; and not by his coming only, but by the comfort with which he was comforted in regard to you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal in my behalf; so that I rejoiced the more.read more.
For though I caused you sorrow with the letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it; for I perceive that that letter caused you sorrow, though it was but for a short time. Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorrowful, but that your sorrow produced repentance. For the sorrow which ye felt had respect to God, that ye might in nothing receive injury from me. For sorrow before God worketh repentance to salvation never to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this very thing, that your sorrow had respect to God; what earnestness it wrought in you; yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what longing desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what readiness to punish! In every thing ye showed yourselves to be pure in the matter. Although, then, I wrote to you, it was not on account of him that did the wrong, nor of him who suffered wrong; but that your earnestness for us might be made manifest to you in the sight of God. Therefore we have been comforted; but in our comfort we rejoiced still more on account of the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all; for if in anything I have boasted to him of you, I am not put to shame; but as we spoke all things to you in truth, so also our boasting, which we made before Titus, was found to be truth; and his affection is more abundant toward you, while he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him. I rejoice that in every thing I have confidence in you.
The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca, with the church that is in their house, send you many salutations in the Lord. All the brethren salute you. Salute one another with a holy kiss. The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand.read more.
If any one loveth not the Lord, let him be accursed! The Lord is at hand. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love is with you all in Christ Jesus.