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Passage Lookup: Acts 20:1-16

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Acts 20:1
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Through Macedonia and Greece

When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples(a) and, after encouraging them, said goodbye and set out for Macedonia.(b)
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Acts 20:2
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He traveled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in Greece,
Acts 20:3
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where he stayed three months. Because some Jews had plotted against him(c) just as he was about to sail for Syria,(d) he decided to go back through Macedonia.(e)
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Acts 20:4
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He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus(f) and Secundus from Thessalonica,(g) Gaius(h) from Derbe, Timothy(i) also, and Tychicus(j) and Trophimus(k) from the province of Asia.(l)
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Acts 20:5
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These men went on ahead and waited for us(m) at Troas.(n)
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Acts 20:6
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But we sailed from Philippi(o) after the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas,(p) where we stayed seven days.
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Acts 20:7
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On the first day of the week(q) we came together to break bread.(r) Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.
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Acts 20:8
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There were many lamps in the upstairs room(s) where we were meeting.
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Acts 20:9
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Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead.
Acts 20:10
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Paul went down, threw himself on the young man(t) and put his arms around him. "Don't be alarmed," he said. "He's alive!"(u)
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Acts 20:11
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Then he went upstairs again and broke bread(v) and ate. After talking until daylight, he left.
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Acts 20:12
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The people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.
Acts 20:13
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We went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were going to take Paul aboard. He had made this arrangement because he was going there on foot.
Acts 20:14
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When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
Acts 20:15
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The next day we set sail from there and arrived off Chios. The day after that we crossed over to Samos, and on the following day arrived at Miletus.(w)
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Acts 20:16
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Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus(x) to avoid spending time in the province of Asia,(y) for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem,(z) if possible, by the day of Pentecost.(aa)
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