Acts 16:9 Cross References - CLV

⁹ And during the night a vision was seen by Paul. A certain man, a Macedonian, was standing and entreating him, and saying, "Cross over into Macedonia! Help us!"

¹⁷ And it shall be in the last days,' (God is saying) 'I shall be pouring out from My spirit on all flesh, And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your youths visions shall be seeing, And your elders dreams shall be dreaming, ¹⁸ And surely on My men slaves and on My women slaves in those days shall I be pouring out from My spirit,' and they shall be prophesying."

²⁶ Now a messenger of the Lord speaks to Philip, saying, "Rise and go at midday on the road which is descending from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a wilderness." ²⁷ And rising, he went. And lo! a man, an Ethiopian eunuch, a potentate of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over her entire exchequer, who had come, to be worshiping, to Jerusalem." ²⁸ Besides, he was returning and sitting on his chariot, and he read the prophet Isaiah." ²⁹ Now the spirit said to Philip, "Approach and be joined to this chariot." ³⁰ Now Philip, running toward him, hears him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Consequently, you surely know what you are reading!" ³¹ Yet he said, "For how should I be able, if ever someone should not be guiding me?Besides, he entreats Philip, stepping up, to be seated with him."

¹⁰ Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!Now he said, "Lo! it is I, Lord!" ¹¹ Now the Lord to him, "Rise! Go to the street called 'Straight,' and seek in the house of Judas for a Tarsian named Saul, for lo! he is praying." ¹² And he perceived in a vision a man named Ananias entering and placing his hands on him so that he should be receiving sight."

³⁸ Now, Lydda being near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter is in it, dispatch two men to him, entreating, "You should not be slothful in passing through to us!"

³ perceived in a vision manifestly, as if about the ninth hour of the day, a messenger of God entering to him and saying to him, "Cornelius!"

¹⁰ Now he became ravenous and wanted to taste food. Now, while they are preparing it, an ecstasy came on him, ¹¹ and he is beholding heaven open and a certain utensil descending, as a large sheet, with four edges, being let down on the earth, ¹² in which belonged all the quadrupeds and reptiles of the earth and the flying creatures of heaven. ¹³ And a voice came to him, "Rise, Peter! Sacrifice and eat!" ¹⁴ Yet Peter said, "Far be it from me, Lord, for I never ate anything contaminating and unclean!" ¹⁵ And again, a second time, a voice came to him, "What God cleanses, do not you count contaminating!" ¹⁶ Now this occurred thrice, and straightway the utensil was taken up into heaven." ¹⁷ Now, as Peter was bewildered in himself as to what the vision which he perceived should be, lo! the men who have been dispatched by Cornelius, asking the way through to the house of Simon, stand by at the portal."

³⁰ And Cornelius averred, "Four days ago unto this hour was I fasting, and at the ninth, praying in my house, and lo! a man stood before me in splendid attire,

³² Send, then, into Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, beside the sea.'" ³³ Forthwith, then I send to you. Besides you do ideally in coming along. Now, then, we are all present in God's sight to hear all that you have been bidden by the Lord."

⁵ saying, "I was in the city of Joppa, praying; and I perceived, in an ecstasy, a vision, a certain utensil descending, as a large sheet with four edges, being let down out of heaven; and it came as far as me." ⁶ Into which, looking intently, I considered and perceived the quadrupeds of the earth and the wild beasts and the reptiles and the flying creatures of heaven." ⁷ Now I hear a voice also, saying to me, 'Rise, Peter! Sacrifice and eat!'" ⁸ Yet I said, 'Far be it from me, Lord, for a thing contaminating or unclean never entered into my mouth!'" ⁹ Yet the voice answered a second time out of heaven, 'What God cleanses, do not you count contaminating!'" ¹⁰ Now this occurred thrice, and it is all pulled up again into heaven." ¹¹ And lo! forthwith three men stand by at the house in which we were, having been dispatched from Caesarea to me." ¹² Now the spirit said to me to come together with them, nothing doubting. Now these six brethren also came with me, and we entered into the man's house." ¹³ Now he reports to us how he perceived the messenger, standing in his house and saying, 'Dispatch to Joppa and send after Simon, who is surnamed Peter, ¹⁴ who will be speaking declarations to you by which you shall be saved, you and your entire house.'"

⁵ Now, as both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the word, certifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ."

⁹ Now the Lord said to Paul, in the night, through a vision, "Fear not! but be speaking; and you should not be silent, ¹⁰ because I am with you, and no one shall place hands on you to illtreat you, because there are many people of Mine in this city."

²¹ Now as these things were fulfilled, Paul pondered in spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying that, "After my coming to be there I must see Rome also."

¹ Now after the tumult ceased, Paul, sending after the disciples and consoling and saluting them, came away to go into Macedonia."

³ Besides, spending three months, at there coming to be a plot against him by the Jews, being about to set out for Syria, he came to be of the opinion that he would return through Macedonia."

¹⁷ Now it occurred, at my returning to Jerusalem and while I am praying in the sanctuary, I come to be in an ecstasy" ¹⁸ and to perceive Him saying to me, 'Hurry, and come quickly out of Jerusalem, because they will not be assenting to your testimony concerning Me.'" ¹⁹ And I said, 'Lord, they are versed in the fact that I was jailing and lashing those at the synagogues who are believing on Thee." ²⁰ And when the blood of Stephen, Thy witness, was shed, I myself also was standing by, endorsing it, as well as guarding the garments of those who are assassinating him.'" ²¹ And He said to me, 'Go! For I shall be delegating you afar to the nations.'"

²³ For there stood beside me this night a messenger of God, Whose I am, to Whom I am offering divine service also, ²⁴ saying,'Fear not, Paul! Before Caesar you must stand. And lo! graciously has God granted you all those who are sailing with you.'"

¹⁴ How, then, should they be invoking One in Whom they do not believe? Yet how should they be believing One of Whom they do not hear? Yet how should they be hearing apart from one heralding? ¹⁵ Yet how should they be heralding if ever they should not be commissioned? According as it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those bringing an evangel of good!

²⁶ For it delights Macedonia and Achaia to make some contribution for the poor of the saints who are in Jerusalem.

⁵ I am superexceeding in joy in all our affliction. For even at our coming into Macedonia, our flesh has no ease, but we are afflicted in everything: outside fightings; inside fears."

¹ Now we are making known to you, brethren, the grace of God which has been bestowed in the ecclesias of Macedonia,

² For I am aware of your eagerness, of which I am boasting over you to the Macedonians, that "Achaia has been prepared a year past.And your zeal provokes the majority."

⁹ And, being present with you and in want, I am not an encumberance to anyone (for the brethren coming from Macedonia replenish my wants), and in everything I keep and shall be keeping myself that I be not burdensome to you. "

¹ If boasting must be, though it is not expedient, indeed, yet I shall also be coming to apparitions and revelations of the Lord. " ² I am acquainted with a man in Christ, fourteen years before this, (whether in a body I am not aware, or outside of the body, I am not aware - God is aware) such a one was snatched away to the third heaven. " ³ And I am acquainted with such a man (whether in a body or outside of the body I am not aware - God is aware) ⁴ that he was snatched away into paradise and hears ineffable declarations, which it is not allowed a man to speak. "

⁷ Wherefore also, lest I should be lifted up by the transcendence of the revelations, there was given to me a splinter in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, that he may be buffeting me, lest I may be lifted up. "

⁷ so that you become models to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. ⁸ For from you has been sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but in every place your faith toward God has come out, so that we have no need to be speaking of anything,

¹⁰ for you are doing it also to all the brethren who are in the whole of Macedonia. Now we are entreating you, brethren, to be superabounding yet more,