KJV King James Version
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.
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Acts 19:21
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in the Spirit, having gone through Macedonia and Achaia, to go on to Jerusalem, saying—‘After my being there, it behoveth me also to see Rome;’
Surrounding context — Acts 19
18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all [men]: and they counted the price of them, and found [it] fifty thousand [pieces] of silver.
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.
23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
24 For a certain [man] named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
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ὩςG5613 · hōsas/whenδὲG1161 · dethenἐπληρώθηG4137 · plēroōto fulfillταῦτα,G3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἔθετοG5087 · tithēmito placeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠαῦλοςG3972 · PaulosPaulἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoπνεύματιG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritδιελθὼνG1330 · dierchomaito pass throughτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΜακεδονίανG3109 · MakedoniaMacedoniaκαὶG2532 · kaiandἈχαΐανG882 · AchaiaAchaiaπορεύεσθαιG4198 · poreuōto travelεἰςG1519 · eistowardἹεροσόλυμαG2414 · HierosolumaJerusalemεἰπὼνG2036 · eiponto sayὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoγενέσθαιG1096 · ginomaito beμεG3165 · memeἐκεῖ,G1563 · ekeithereδεῖG1163 · deibe necessaryμεG3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandῬώμηνG4516 · RhōmēRomeἰδεῖν.G1492 · eidōto perceive: understand
Cross-references
Acts 20:22And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:Acts 20:16For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.Acts 23:11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.Acts 18:21But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.Galatians 2:1Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with [me] also.Romans 1:13Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.Philippians 1:12-14But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;Acts 20:1-6And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto [him] the disciples, and embraced [them], and departed for to go into Macedonia.1 Corinthians 16:5Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.1 Thessalonians 1:7So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.Acts 24:17-18Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.Acts 28:30-31And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,Acts 28:16And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.Acts 21:11-15And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver [him] into the hands of the Gentiles.2 Corinthians 1:15-18And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;Acts 21:17And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.Acts 16:6-10Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,Romans 15:23-29But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;
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