Acts 20:16

New Living Translation

Paul had decided to sail on past Ephesus, for he didn’t want to spend any more time in the province of Asia. He was hurrying to get to Jerusalem, if possible, in time for the Festival of Pentecost.

Cross References

Exodus 34:22

“You must celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the first crop of the wheat harvest, and celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season.

Acts 12:13

He knocked at the door in the gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to open it.

Acts 16:6

Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time.

Acts 18:19

They stopped first at the port of Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. While he was there, he went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews.

Acts 18:21

As he left, however, he said, “I will come back later, God willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

Acts 19:1

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus, on the coast, where he found several believers.

Acts 19:21

Afterward Paul felt compelled by the Spirit to go over to Macedonia and Achaia before going to Jerusalem. “And after that,” he said, “I must go on to Rome!”

Acts 2:1

On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place.

Acts 20:13

Paul went by land to Assos, where he had arranged for us to join him, while we traveled by ship.

Acts 20:18

When they arrived he declared, “You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now

Acts 20:22

“And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what awaits me,

Acts 20:4

Several men were traveling with him. They were Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica; Gaius from Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.

Acts 20:6

After the Passover ended, we boarded a ship at Philippi in Macedonia and five days later joined them in Troas, where we stayed a week.

Acts 21:4

We went ashore, found the local believers, and stayed with them a week. These believers prophesied through the Holy Spirit that Paul should not go on to Jerusalem.

Acts 24:17

“After several years away, I returned to Jerusalem with money to aid my people and to offer sacrifices to God.

1 Corinthians 16:8

In the meantime, I will be staying here at Ephesus until the Festival of Pentecost.