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Acts 19:22

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20 So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.

21 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.”

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.

24 It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.

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BSB
He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
KJV
So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
WEB
Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
ASV
And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
DARBY
And having sent into Macedonia two of those ministering to him, Timotheus and Erastus, he remained himself awhile in Asia.
BLB
And having sent two of those ministering to him, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he remained for a time in Asia.
ÅB
Han sendte da to av dem som gikk ham til hånde, Timoteus og Erastus, til Makedonia; selv ble han enda en tid i Asia.
OTB
Han sendte to av sine assistenter, Timoteus og Erastus, til Makedonia, mens han selv ble i Asia en tid.
B1930
Han sendte da to av dem som gikk ham til hånde, Timoteus og Erastus, til Makedonia; selv blev han ennu nogen tid i Asia.

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Cross references

  • Romans 16:23

    Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:20

    Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.

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  • Acts 18:5

    And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

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  • Acts 19:29

    Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.

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  • Acts 19:10

    This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.

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  • Acts 16:9–10

    During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

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  • Acts 13:5

    When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

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  • Acts 16:1

    Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.

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