¹⁶ For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

⁸ But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost;

²¹ 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.

¹ And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place.

²⁴ whensoever I go unto Spain (for I hope to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first in some measure I shall have been satisfied with your company)--

²⁵ but now, I `say', I go unto Jerusalem, ministering unto the saints.

²⁶ For it hath been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints that are at Jerusalem.

²⁷ Yea, it hath been their good pleasure; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it `to them' also to minister unto them in carnal things.

²⁸ When therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go on by you unto Spain.

¹⁷ Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings:

⁴ And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and these said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem.

²² And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

¹³ But we going before to the ship set sail for Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, intending himself to go by land.

⁶ And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days.

²¹ but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.

¹⁹ And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

¹³ And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.

²² And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, `even' of the first-fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.