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When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he declined,

For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

This went on for two years, so that all the residents of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

After these events, Paul resolved by the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem. “After I’ve been there,” he said, “It is necessary for me to see Rome as well.”

After sending to Macedonia two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, provided a great deal of business for the craftsmen.

But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

For you have brought these men here who are not temple robbers or blasphemers of our goddess.

In fact, we run a risk of being charged with rioting for what happened today, since there is no justification that we can give as a reason for this disturbance.”

After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples, encouraged them, and after saying farewell, departed to go to Macedonia.

and stayed three months. The Jews plotted against him when he was about to set sail for Syria, and so he decided to go back through Macedonia.

These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas,

We went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were going to take Paul on board, because these were his instructions, since he himself was going by land.

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, for the day of Pentecost.

except that in every town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.

Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I never stopped warning each one of you with tears.

After we tore ourselves away from them, we set sail straight for Cos, the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

When we completed our voyage from Tyre, we reached Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and sisters and stayed with them for a day.

After we had been there for several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.