Acts 18:18

New Century Version

Paul stayed with the believers for many more days. Then he left and sailed for Syria, with Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchrea Paul cut off his hair, because he had made a promise to God.

Cross References

Numbers 6:18

“ ‘The Nazirites must go to the entrance of the Meeting Tent and shave off their hair that they grew for their promise. The hair will be put in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.

Numbers 6:2

“Tell the Israelites: ‘If men or women want to promise to belong to the Lord in a special way, they will be called Nazirites.

Matthew 4:24

The news about Jesus spread all over Syria, and people brought all the sick to him. They were suffering from different kinds of diseases. Some were in great pain, some had demons, some were epileptics, and some were paralyzed. Jesus healed all of them.

Mark 6:46

After sending them away, he went into the hills to pray.

Acts 1:15

During this time there was a meeting of the believers (about one hundred twenty of them). Peter stood up and said,

Acts 15:23

They sent the following letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers. To all the non-Jewish believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings!

Acts 15:41

and he went through Syria and Cilicia, giving strength to the churches.

Acts 18:2

Here he met a Jew named Aquila who had been born in the country of Pontus. But Aquila and his wife, Priscilla, had recently moved to Corinth from Italy, because Claudius commanded that all Jews must leave Rome. Paul went to visit Aquila and Priscilla.

Acts 18:26

Apollos began to speak very boldly in the synagogue, and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him to their home and helped him better understand the way of God.

Acts 18:27

Now Apollos wanted to go to the country of Southern Greece. So the believers helped him and wrote a letter to the followers there, asking them to accept him. These followers had believed in Jesus because of God’s grace, and when Apollos arrived, he helped them very much.

Acts 21:23

So we will tell you what to do: Four of our men have made a promise to God.

Acts 21:24

Take these men with you and share in their cleansing ceremony. Pay their expenses so they can shave their heads. Then it will prove to everyone that what they have heard about you is not true and that you follow the law of Moses in your own life.

Acts 21:3

We sailed near the island of Cyprus, seeing it to the north, but we sailed on to Syria. We stopped at Tyre because the ship needed to unload its cargo there.

Romans 16:1

I recommend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a helper in the church in Cenchrea.

1 Corinthians 9:20

To the Jews I became like a Jew to win the Jews. I myself am not ruled by the law. But to those who are ruled by the law I became like a person who is ruled by the law. I did this to win those who are ruled by the law.

Galatians 1:21

Later, I went to the areas of Syria and Cilicia.