Study Desk

I say this because some people might see this trouble today and say that we are rioting. We could not explain this, because there is no real reason for this meeting."

When the trouble stopped, Paul sent for the followers to come to him. After he encouraged them and then told them good-bye, he left and went to the country of Macedonia.

where he stayed for three months. He was ready to sail for Syria, but some evil people were planning something against him. So Paul decided to go back through Macedonia to Syria.

These men went on ahead and waited for us at Troas.

We sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Five days later we met them in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

We went on ahead of Paul and sailed for the city of Assos, where he wanted to join us on the ship. Paul planned it this way because he wanted to go to Assos by land.

Now from Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.

I know only that in every city the Holy Spirit tells me that troubles and even jail wait for me.

Be careful for yourselves and for all the people the Holy Spirit has given to you to oversee. You must be like shepherds to the church of God, which he bought with the death of his own son.

So be careful! Always remember that for three years, day and night, I never stopped warning each of you, and I often cried over you.

"Now I am putting you in the care of God and the message about his grace. It is able to give you strength, and it will give you the blessings God has for all his holy people.

We found some followers in Tyre and stayed with them for seven days. Through the Holy Spirit they warned Paul not to go to Jerusalem.

We continued our trip from Tyre and arrived at Ptolemais, where we greeted the believers and stayed with them for a day.

After we had been there for some time, a prophet named Agabus arrived from Judea.

But he said, "Why are you crying and making me so sad? I am not only ready to be tied up in Jerusalem, I am ready to die for the Lord Jesus!"

The next day Paul took the four men and shared in the cleansing ceremony with them. Then he went to the Temple and announced the time when the days of the cleansing ceremony would be finished. On the last day an offering would be given for each of the men.

I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord answered, ‘Get up and go to Damascus. There you will be told about all the things I have planned for you to do.'

Then Paul called one of the officers and said, "Take this young man to the commander. He has a message for him."

But don't believe them! More than forty men are hiding and waiting to kill Paul. They have all taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are waiting for you to agree."

Get some horses for Paul to ride so he can be taken to Governor Felix safely."