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Acts 20:3

Good News Translation

where he stayed three months. He was getting ready to go to Syria when he discovered that there were Jews plotting against him; so he decided to go back through Macedonia.

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It was on the twelfth day of the first month that we left the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. Our God was with us and protected us from enemy attacks and from ambush as we traveled.

Suppose they say, “Come on; let's find someone to kill! Let's attack some innocent people for the fun of it!

“Evildoers live among my people; they lie in wait like those who lay nets to catch birds, but they have set their traps to catch people.

The news about him spread through the whole country of Syria, so that people brought to him all those who were sick, suffering from all kinds of diseases and disorders: people with demons, and epileptics, and paralyzed people—and Jesus healed them all.

From there we went inland to Philippi, a city of the first district of Macedonia; it is also a Roman colony. We spent several days there.

That night Paul had a vision in which he saw a Macedonian standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”

Paul stayed on with the believers in Corinth for many days, then left them and sailed off with Priscilla and Aquila for Syria. Before sailing from Cenchreae he had his head shaved because of a vow he had taken.

After these things had happened, Paul made up his mind to travel through Macedonia and Achaia and go on to Jerusalem. “After I go there,” he said, “I must also see Rome.”

After the uproar died down, Paul called together the believers and with words of encouragement said good-bye to them. Then he left and went on to Macedonia.

With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord's servant during the hard times that came to me because of the plots of some Jews.

He went through those regions and encouraged the people with many messages. Then he came to Achaia,

We came to where we could see Cyprus, and then sailed south of it on to Syria. We went ashore at Tyre, where the ship was going to unload its cargo.

to do them the favor of having Paul come to Jerusalem, for they had made a plot to kill him on the way.

I was so sure of all this that I made plans at first to visit you, in order that you might be blessed twice.

In my many travels I have been in danger from floods and from robbers, in danger from my own people and from Gentiles; there have been dangers in the cities, dangers in the wilds, dangers on the high seas, and dangers from false friends.

Even after we arrived in Macedonia, we did not have any rest. There were troubles everywhere, quarrels with others, fears in our hearts.

Afterward I went to places in Syria and Cilicia.




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