Acts 20:16

God's Word

Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia. He was in a hurry to get to Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost, if that was possible.

Cross References

Exodus 34:22

“You must celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the first grain from your wheat harvest, and the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the season.

Acts 12:13

Peter knocked on the door of the entryway, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.

Acts 16:6

Paul and Silas went through the regions of Phrygia and Galatia because the Holy Spirit kept them from speaking the word in the province of Asia.

Acts 18:19

and arrived in the city of Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. Paul went into the synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.

Acts 18:21

As he left, he told them, “I’ll come back to visit you if God wants me to.” Paul took a boat from Ephesus

Acts 19:1

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior provinces to get to the city of Ephesus. He met some disciples in Ephesus

Acts 19:21

After all these things had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem by traveling through Macedonia and Greece. He said, “After I have been there, I must see Rome.”

Acts 2:1

When Pentecost, the fiftieth day after Passover, came, all the believers were together in one place.

Acts 20:13

We went ahead to the ship and sailed for the city of Assos. At Assos, we were going to pick up Paul. He had made these arrangements, since he had planned to walk overland to Assos.

Acts 20:18

When they were with him, he said to them, “You know how I spent all my time with you from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

Acts 20:22

“I am determined to go to Jerusalem now. I don’t know what will happen to me there.

Acts 20:4

Sopater (son of Pyrrhus) from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia accompanied Paul.

Acts 20:6

After the Festival of Unleavened Bread, we boarded a ship at Philippi. Five days later we joined them in Troas and stayed there for seven days.

Acts 21:4

In Tyre we searched for the disciples. After we found them, we stayed there for seven days. The Spirit had the disciples tell Paul not to go to Jerusalem.

Acts 24:17

After many years I have come back to my people and brought gifts for the poor and offerings ⌞for God⌟.

1 Corinthians 16:8

I will be staying here in Ephesus until Pentecost.