Acts 20:3
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And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
In other translations
And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
Greek words
ποιήσαςpoiēsasHaving continuedG4160τεtethenG5037μῆναςmēnasmonthsG3376τρεῖς,treisthree,G5140γενομένηςgenomenēshaving been madeG1096ἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsa plotG1917αὐτῷautōagainst himG846ὑπὸhupobyG5259τῶνtōntheG3588ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnJewsG2453μέλλοντιmellontihe being aboutG3195ἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaito sailG321εἰςeisintoG1519τὴνtēn<the>G3588Συρίαν,SurianSyria,G4947ἐγένετοegenetoaroseG1096γνώμηςgnōmēsa purposeG1106τοῦtou<the>G3588ὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinto returnG5290διὰdiathroughG1223Μακεδονίας.MakedoniasMacedonia.G3109
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Related verses
- Acts 20:19Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
- 2 Corinthians 11:26In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
- Acts 9:23-2423 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him: 24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him, 24 but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
- Acts 25:3And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
- 2 Corinthians 7:5For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
- Acts 16:9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
- 2 Corinthians 1:15And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
- Jeremiah 5:26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
- Acts 23:12-1512 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.12 When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. 13 More than forty of them were involved in this plot. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. 15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
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People and places
Places: Macedonia, Syria (Matthew 4)