Acts 18:21

The Passion Translation

and said farewell to them, adding, “I will come back to you, if it is God’s will, after I go to Jerusalem to observe the feast.” Then he set sail from Ephesus for Caesarea.

Cross References

Matthew 26:39

Then he walked a short distance away, and overcome with grief, he threw himself facedown on the ground and prayed, “My Father, if there is any way you can deliver me from this suffering, please take it from me. Yet what I want is not important, for I only desire to fulfill your plan for me.” Then an angel from heaven appeared to strengthen him.

Mark 6:46

So he dispersed the crowd, said good-bye to his disciples, then slipped away to pray on the mountain.

Luke 9:61

Still another said to him, “Lord, I want to follow you too. But first let me go home and say good-bye to my entire family.”

Acts 15:29

Stay away from anything sacrificed to a pagan idol, from eating what is strangled or with any blood, and from any form of sexual immorality. You will be beautiful believers if you keep your souls from these things, and you will be true and faithful to our Lord Jesus. May God bless you!”

Acts 18:19

When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind, then he went into the synagogue and spoke to the Jews.

Acts 18:20

They asked him to stay longer, but he refused

Acts 18:24

A Jewish man by the name of Apollos arrived in Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria and was recognized as an educated and cultured man. He was powerful in the Scriptures,

Acts 19:1

While Apollos was ministering in Corinth, Paul traveled on through the regions of Turkey until he arrived in Ephesus, where he found a group of twelve followers of Jesus.

Acts 19:17

All of the people in Ephesus were awestruck, both Jews and non-Jews, when they heard about what had happened. Great fear fell over the entire city, and the authority of the name of Jesus was exalted.

Acts 19:21

Paul had it in his heart to go to Jerusalem and, on his way there, to revisit the places in Greece where he had ministered. “After that,” he said, “I have to go to Rome also.”

Acts 20:16

Paul was in a hurry to arrive in Jerusalem, hoping to make it in time for the Feast of Pentecost, so he decided to bypass Ephesus and not spend any time in that region.

Acts 21:14

Because we couldn’t persuade him, we gave up and said nothing more except “May the will of the Lord be done.”

Acts 21:29

(For Trophimus, an Ephesian, had been seen previously with him, and they assumed that he entered the inner courts with Paul.)

Romans 1:10

My desire and constant prayer is that I would succeed in coming to you, according to the plan and timing of God.

Romans 15:32

Then he will send me to you with great joy in the pleasure of God’s will, and I will be spiritually refreshed by your fellowship.

1 Corinthians 15:32

Tell me, why did I fight “wild beasts” in Ephesus if my hope is in this life only? What was the point of that? If the dead do not rise, then Let’s party all night, for tomorrow we die!

1 Corinthians 16:7

For it’s not my desire to just see you in passing, but I would like to spend some time with you if the Lord permits.

1 Corinthians 16:8

Regardless, I will remain in Ephesus until the feast of Pentecost.

1 Corinthians 4:19

But I will come soon, if it pleases the Lord, and I will find out not only what these arrogant ones are saying, but also if they have power to back up their words!

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, beloved friends, be cheerful! Repair whatever is broken among you, as your hearts are being knit together in perfect unity. Live continually in peace, and God, the source of love and peace, will mingle with you.

Ephesians 1:1

Dear friends, My name is Paul, and I was chosen by God to be an apostle of Jesus, the Messiah.

Hebrews 6:3

So with God’s enablement we will move on to deeper truths.

James 4:15

Instead you should say, “Our tomorrows are in the Lord’s hands and if he is willing we will live life to its fullest and do this or that.”

1 Peter 3:17

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if it is in God’s plan, than for doing evil.

Revelation 1:11

saying to me: Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

Revelation 2:1

Write the following to the messenger of the congregation in Ephesus. For these are the words of the one who holds the seven stars firmly in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands: