Acts 19:21
19 And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
20 So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
- KJV
- After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
- WEB
- Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
- ASV
- Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
- DARBY
- And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome also.
- BLB
- Now after these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, having passed through Macedonia and Achaia, having said, “After my having been there, it is necessary for me to see Rome also.”
- ÅB
- Da nå dette var fullført, satte Paulus seg fore å reise gjennom Makedonia og Akaia og dra til Jerusalem, idet han sa: Når jeg har vært der, må jeg også se Rom.
- OTB
- Etter disse hendelsene besluttet Paulus i Ånden å reise til Jerusalem, gjennom Makedonia og Akaia, og sa: «Etter at jeg har vært der, må jeg også besøke Roma.»
- B1930
- Da nu dette var fullført, satte Paulus sig fore å reise gjennem Makedonia og Akaia og dra til Jerusalem, idet han sa: Når jeg har vært der, må jeg også se Rom.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 20:22
And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
Read in contextActs 20:16
Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
Read in contextActs 23:11
The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
Read in contextGalatians 2:1
Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
Read in contextActs 18:21
But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
Read in contextRomans 1:13
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
Read in contextActs 28:30–31
Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.
Read in contextRomans 15:23–29
But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,
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