Acts 20:16

The Passion Translation

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.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 16:8

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

Acts 2:1

On the day Pentecost was being fulfilled, all the disciples were gathered in one place.

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 24:17

“After being away from Jerusalem for several years, I returned to bring to my people gifts for the poor.

Acts 21:4

When we went ashore we found a number of believers and stayed with them for a week. They prophesied to Paul repeatedly, warning him by the Holy Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.

Acts 20:22

And now I am captive to the Holy Spirit to go to Jerusalem, without really knowing what will happen to me there.

Acts 20:13

Continuing our journey, we made our way to the ship and sailed for Assos. Paul had previously arranged to meet us there as he traveled overland by foot.

Acts 20:6

As soon as all of the Passover celebrations were over, we sailed from Philippi. After five days we joined the others in Troas, where we stayed another week.

Acts 18:21

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.

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 12:13

When he knocked on the door to the courtyard, a young servant girl named Rose got up to see who it was.

Acts 16:6

The Holy Spirit had forbidden Paul and his partners to preach the word in the southwestern provinces of Turkey, so they ministered throughout the region of central and west-central Turkey.

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 20:4

Seven men accompanied him as far as western Turkey. They were Sopater, son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, Tychicus, and Trophimus from western Turkey.

Acts 20:18

When they arrived, he said to them, “All of you know how I’ve lived and conducted myself while I was with you. From the first day I set foot in western Turkey