Nowafterthese thingswere finished,Paulpurposedin the spiritto goto Jerusalemafter he had passed throughMacedoniaand Achaia,saying,"AfterI have beenthere,I mustalsoseeRome."
Whois therewho speaksand it comesto pass,Unlessthe Lordhas commanded[it]?
and from thereto Philippi,whichis a leadingcityof the districtof Macedonia,a [Roman] colony;and we were stayingin thiscityfor somedays.
But while Galliowas proconsulof Achaia,the Jewswith one accordrose up againstPauland broughthim beforethe judgment seat,
but taking leaveof them and saying,"I will returnto you againif Godwills,"he set sailfrom Ephesus.
And having sentinto Macedoniatwoof thosewho ministeredto him, Timothyand Erastus,he himselfstayedin Asiafor a while.
The citywas filledwith the confusion,and they rushedwith one accordinto the theater,dragging alongGaiusand Aristarchus,Paul'straveling companionsfrom Macedonia.
For Paulhad decidedto sail pastEphesussothat he wouldnot have to spend timein Asia;for he was hurryingto be in Jerusalem,ifpossible,on the dayof Pentecost.
"And now,behold,boundin spirit,I am on my wayto Jerusalem,not knowingwhat will happento me there,
Afterwe arrivedin Jerusalem,the brethrenreceivedus gladly.
After lookingup the disciples,we stayedtheresevendays;and they kept tellingPaulthroughthe Spiritnot to set footin Jerusalem.
But on the night[immediately] following,the Lordstoodat his side and said,"Take courage;for as you have solemnly witnessedto My causeat Jerusalem,soyou mustwitnessat Romealso."
Whenit was decidedthat we would sailfor Italy,they proceeded to deliverPauland someotherprisonersto a centurionof the AugustancohortnamedJulius.
saying,'Do not be afraid,Paul;you muststand beforeCaesar;and behold,Godhas grantedyou allthosewho are sailingwith you.'
Whenwe enteredRome,Paulwas allowedto stayby himself,with the soldierwho was guardinghim.
For I longto seeyou sothat I may impartsomespiritualgiftto you, that you may be established;
I do not wantyou to be unaware,brethren,that oftenI have plannedto cometo you (and have been preventedsofar)sothat I may obtainsomefruitamongyou also,evenas amongthe restof the Gentiles.
So,for my part,I am eagerto preach the gospelto you alsowhoare in Rome.
But I will cometo you afterI gothroughMacedonia,for I am going throughMacedonia;
But I will cometo you soon,ifthe Lordwills,and I shall findout, not the wordsof thosewho are arrogantbut their power.
soas to preach the gospeleven to the regions beyondyou, [and] not to boastin what has been accomplishedin the sphereof another.
Thenafteran interval of fourteenyearsI wentup againto Jerusalemwith Barnabas,takingTitusalongalso.
sothat you becamean exampleto allthe believersin Macedoniaand in Achaia.
