Acts 18:21

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Paul left them and said, “I will come back to you again if God wants me to.” And so Paul sailed away from Ephesus.

Cross References

Matthew 26:39

Then Jesus walked a little farther away from them. Jesus fell to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, don’t give me this cup {\cf2\super [406]} \{of suffering\}. But do what you want, not what I want.”

Mark 6:46

After Jesus said good-bye to the people, he went into the hills to pray.

Luke 9:61

Another man said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to my family.”

Acts 15:29

Don’t eat food that has been given to idols. {\cf2\super [320]} \par Don’t eat meat from animals that have been\par strangled (choked) or\par any meat that still has the blood in it.\par Don’t do any kind of sexual sin.\par

Acts 18:19

Then they went to the city of Ephesus. This is where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. While Paul was in Ephesus, he went into the synagogue {\cf2\super [369]} and talked with the Jews.

Acts 18:20

The Jews asked Paul to stay longer, but he refused.

Acts 18:24

A Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. Apollos was born in the city of Alexandria. He was an educated man. He knew very much about the Scriptures. {\cf2\super [370]}

Acts 19:1

While Apollos was in the city of Corinth, Paul was visiting some places on the way to the city of Ephesus. In Ephesus Paul found some followers \{of the Lord\}.

Acts 19:17

All the people in Ephesus, Jews and Greeks (non-Jews), learned about this. They all began to have great respect \{for God\}. And the people gave great honor to the name of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 19:21

After these things, Paul made plans to go to Jerusalem. Paul planned to go through the countries of Macedonia and Achaia, and then go to Jerusalem. Paul thought, “After I visit Jerusalem, I must also visit Rome.”

Acts 20:16

Paul had already decided not to stop at Ephesus. He did not want to stay too long in Asia. {\cf2\super [399]} He was hurrying because he wanted to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost {\cf2\super [400]} if possible.

Acts 21:14

We could not persuade him to stay away from Jerusalem. So we stopped begging him and said, “We pray that what the Lord wants will be done.”

Acts 21:29

(The Jews said this because they had seen Trophimus with Paul in Jerusalem. Trophimus was a \{Greek\} man from Ephesus. The Jews thought that Paul had taken him into the holy area of the temple.)

Romans 15:32

Then, if God wants me to, I will come to you. I will come with joy, and together you and I will have a time of rest.

1 Corinthians 15:32

I fought wild animals in Ephesus. If I did that only for human reasons, to satisfy my own pride, then I have gained nothing. If people are not raised from death, “Let us eat and drink, because tomorrow we die.” {\cf2\super [115]}

1 Corinthians 16:7

I don’t want to come see you now, because I would have to leave to go to other places. I hope to stay a longer time with you if the Lord allows it.

1 Corinthians 16:8

But I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost. {\cf2\super [120]}

1 Corinthians 4:19

But I will come to you very soon. I will come, if the Lord wants me to. Then I will see what these boasters can do, not what they can say.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Now, brothers and sisters, I say good-bye. Try to be perfect. Do the things I have asked you to do. Agree in your minds with each other, and live in peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 1:1

Greetings from Paul, an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that is what God wanted.

Deuteronomy 16:1

“Remember the month of Abib. [97] At that time, you must celebrate Passover [98] to honor the Lord your God. Why? Because in that month the Lord your God brought you out from Egypt by night.

Hebrews 6:3

And we will do this if God allows.

James 4:15

So you should say, “If the Lord wants, we will live and do this or that.”

1 Peter 3:17

It is better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong. Yes, it is better if that is what God wants.

Revelation 1:11

The voice said, “Write in a book all these things you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Revelation 2:1

“Write this to the angel of the church in Ephesus: