Acts 20:3 Cross References - Moffatt

³ where he spent three months. Just as he was on the point of sailing for Syria, the Jews laid a plot against him. He therefore resolved to return through Macedonia.

²³ and the Jews, after a number of days had elapsed, conspired to make away with him. ²⁴ But their plot came to the ears of Saul, and, although they kept watch on the gates day and night in order to make away with him,

⁹ A vision appeared to Paul by night, the vision of a Macedonian standing and appealing to him with the words, "Cross to Macedonia and help us."

¹⁸ After waiting on for a number of days Paul said goodbye to the brothers and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. (As the latter was under a vow, he had his head shaved at Cenchreae.)

²¹ After these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to travel through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. "After I get there," he said, "I must also visit Rome."

¹⁹ how I served the Lord in all humility, with many a tear and many a trial which I encountered owing to the plots of the Jews,

³ After sighting Cyprus and leaving it on our left, we sailed for Syria, landing at Tyre, where the ship was to unload her cargo.

¹² When day broke, the Jews formed a conspiracy, taking a solemn oath neither to eat nor to drink till they had killed Paul. ¹³ There were more than forty of them in this plot. ¹⁴ They then went to the high priests and elders, saying, "We have taken a solemn oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul. ¹⁵ Now you and the Sanhedrin must inform the commander that you propose to investigate this case in detail, so that he may have Paul brought down to you. We will be all ready to kill him on the way down."

³ as a special favour, to send for him to Jerusalem, meaning to lay an ambush for him and murder him on the road.

¹⁵ Relying on this I meant to visit you first, to let you have a double delight;

⁵ For I got no relief from the strain of things, even when I reached Macedonia; it was trouble at every turn, wrangling all round me, fears in my own mind.

²⁶ I have been often on my travels, I have been in danger from rivers and robbers, in danger from Jews and Gentiles, through dangers of town and of desert, through dangers on the sea, through dangers among false brothers —

²¹ Then I went to the districts of Syria and of Cilicia.