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We went ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were intending to pick up Paul. He had arranged it this way, since he had planned to travel there on foot.

Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in Asia, as he was in a hurry to get to Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost, if that was possible.Acts 2:1; 18:21; 19:21; 24:17; 1 Corinthians 16:8;">[xr]

except that in town after town the Holy Spirit assures me that imprisonment and suffering are waiting for me.Acts 21:4,11; 1 Thessalonians 3:3;">[xr]

I therefore declare to you today that I am not responsible for the blood of any of you,Acts 18:6; 2 Corinthians 7:2;">[xr]

for I never shrank from telling you the whole plan of God.Luke 7:30; John 15:15; Acts 20:20; Ephesians 1:11;">[xr]

So be alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped warning each of you with tears.Acts 19:10;">[xr]

So we looked up the disciples and stayed there for seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go to Jerusalem,Acts 20:23; 21:12;">[xr]

On finishing the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, greeted the brothers, and stayed with them for one day.

After we had been there for a number of days, a prophet named Agabus arrived from Judea.Acts 11:28;">[xr]

Then Paul replied, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? I'm ready not only to be tied up in Jerusalem but even to die for the name of the Lord Jesus!"Acts 20:24;">[xr]

When they heard about it, they praised God and told him, "You see, brother, how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and all of them are zealous for the law.Acts 22:3; Romans 10:2; Galatians 1:14;">[xr]

As for the Gentiles who have become believers, we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should keep away from food that has been sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality."Acts 15:20,29;">[xr]

Then Paul took the men and the next day purified himself with them. Then he went into the temple to announce the time when the days of purification would be over and when the sacrifice would be offered for each of them.Numbers 6:13; Acts 24:18;">[xr]

For they had earlier seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him and had supposed that Paul had taken him into the temple.Acts 20:4;">[xr]

He gave him permission, and Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand for the people to be silent. When everyone had quieted down, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language.Acts 12:17;">[xr]

"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia but raised in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel in the strict ways of our ancestral law. I am as zealous for God as all of you are today.Deuteronomy 33:3; 2 Kings 4:38; Luke 10:39; Acts 5:34; 26:5; Romans 10:2; 2 Corinthians 11:22; Galatians 1:14; Philippians 3:5;">[xr]

What are you waiting for now? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.'Acts 2:38; 9:14; Romans 10:13; Hebrews 10:22;">[xr]

But when they had tied him up with the straps, Paul asked the centurion[fn] who was standing there, "Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn't been condemned?"Acts 16:37;">[xr]

Then the tribune replied, "I paid a lot of money for this citizenship of mine." Paul said, "But I was born a citizen."

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection and that there is no such thing as an angel or spirit, but the Pharisees believe in all those things.Matthew 22:23; Mark 12:18; Luke 20:27;">[xr]