Acts 18:20

World English Bible (2000)

When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;

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  • Mark 1:37-38 : 37 and they found him, and told him, "Everyone is looking for you." 38 He said to them, "Let's go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because I came out for this reason."
  • Acts 20:16 : 16 For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
  • Acts 21:13-14 : 13 Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." 14 When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The Lord's will be done."
  • 1 Cor 16:12 : 12 Now concerning Apollos, the brother, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers; and it was not at all his desire to come now; but he will come when he has an opportunity.

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  • Acts 18:21-23
    3 verses
    83%

    21but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.

    22When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.

    23Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

  • Acts 18:18-19
    2 verses
    78%

    18Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

    19He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

  • Acts 20:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15Sailing from there, we came the following day opposite Chios. The next day we touched at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after we came to Miletus.

    16For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

  • Acts 14:28
    74%

    28They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.

  • Acts 20:2-3
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    74%

    2When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.

    3When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

  • 1 Cor 16:7-8
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    73%

    7For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.

    8But I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,

  • Acts 21:14-15
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    73%

    14When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The Lord's will be done."

    15After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 19:30
    72%

    30When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn't allow him.

  • Acts 15:38
    72%

    38But Paul didn't think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn't go with them to do the work.

  • Acts 21:4
    71%

    4Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 18:11
    71%

    11He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

  • Acts 21:12
    71%

    12When we heard these things, both we and they of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 21:6-7
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    71%

    6After saying goodbye to each other, we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.

    7When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers, and stayed with them one day.

  • 1 Thess 3:1
    71%

    1Therefore, when we couldn't stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

  • 1 Cor 16:12
    71%

    12Now concerning Apollos, the brother, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers; and it was not at all his desire to come now; but he will come when he has an opportunity.

  • Acts 15:33-34
    2 verses
    71%

    33After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to the apostles.

    34

  • Acts 14:18
    71%

    18Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.

  • Acts 20:18
    71%

    18When they had come to him, he said to them, "You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,

  • Luke 24:28-29
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    70%

    28They drew near to the village, where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.

    29They urged him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over." He went in to stay with them.

  • Acts 22:21
    70%

    21"He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.'"

  • Acts 17:33
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    33Thus Paul went out from among them.

  • Acts 19:8-9
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    8He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.

    9But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

  • Acts 13:13
    70%

    13Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 22:18
    70%

    18and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'

  • Acts 20:38
    70%

    38sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

  • Acts 20:5-6
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    70%

    5But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.

    6We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.

  • Acts 25:4
    69%

    4However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

  • Acts 17:14
    69%

    14Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.

  • Acts 19:22
    69%

    22Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

  • Acts 20:11
    69%

    11When he had gone up, and had broken bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.

  • John 4:40
    69%

    40So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.

  • Acts 18:27
    69%

    27When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

  • Acts 25:6
    69%

    6When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

  • Acts 28:14
    69%

    14where we found brothers, and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.

  • John 7:9
    69%

    9Having said these things to them, he stayed in Galilee.

  • Acts 13:43
    68%

    43Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

  • Acts 16:39
    68%

    39and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.

  • Acts 20:13
    68%

    13But we who went ahead to the ship set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.