1. As the Holy Spirit had warned, once in Jerusalem, persecution came to Paul from the Jews. They seized him and shouted, “This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and our la(...)
Read1. Having left the Ephesian elders behind, Paul and his companions sailed from Miletus for their final destination, Jerusalem. As they traveled, they sought out the disciples in the port cities they l(...)
Read1. At the time, Paul didn’t know how much time he had left on earth as he did later when he was awaiting his martyrdom in a Roman dungeon (2 Tim 4:6). However, he sensed that this would be the last ti(...)
Read1. From Miletus, Paul requested the Ephesian elders to come and meet with him there. If Paul went to Ephesus, many days would have been lost, which he did not want to risk. His meeting with them had a(...)
Read1. Paul’s extensive third missionary journey throughout Macedonia and Achaia is covered in six, short verses before his return to Troas in Asia Minor. Formerly, he had hoped to reach Jerusalem sooner(...)
Read1. There was a great spiritual revival in Ephesus through Paul’s ministry of two years and three months. “A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly” (v(...)
Read1. Paul’s stint in Ephesus as we see in this text happened during his third missionary journey. He had been there earlier during his second missionary journey but could not spend enough time there at(...)
Read1. God protected Paul, just as he had promised. The Jews again tried to make trouble, even having Paul arrested and brought to court. But just as Paul prepared to defend himself, Gallio the proconsul(...)
Read1. Paul went from Athens to Corinth. He met Aquila and Priscilla there and began to work with them as tentmakers. They had suffered because they were Jews, and Claudius the emperor had expelled the Je(...)
Read1. Paul arrived in Athens alone. He was distressed to see that the great city was so full of idols. Instead of only going to the synagogue, Paul also went to the marketplace. There he preached about J(...)
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