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20 Thus in accordance with the might[a] of the Lord, the word was growing and prevailing.

Paul Decides To Return To Jerusalem And Then Go To Rome. He Sends Timothy Ahead

21 Now when these[b] things were completed, Paul put[c] in his spirit that, having gone through Macedonia and Achaia, he should be going to Jerusalem, having said that “After I come-to-be there, I must also see Rome”. 22 And having sent-out two of the ones ministering with him to Macedonia— Timothy and Erastus— he himself held-on in Asia for a time.

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  1. Acts 19:20 Or, His might, the word of the Lord (the emphasis being upon ‘of the Lord’).
  2. Acts 19:21 That is, Paul’s work in Asia, based in Ephesus, 19:1-20.
  3. Acts 19:21 Or, resolved in the Spirit. Note 20:22.

20 In this way the word of the Lord(A) spread widely and grew in power.(B)

21 After all this had happened, Paul decided[a] to go to Jerusalem,(C) passing through Macedonia(D) and Achaia.(E) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”(F) 22 He sent two of his helpers,(G) Timothy(H) and Erastus,(I) to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia(J) a little longer.

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  1. Acts 19:21 Or decided in the Spirit

20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

21 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.

22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

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