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- When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples and, after encouraging them, said good-by and set out for Macedonia.
- He traveled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in Greece,
- where he stayed three months. Because the Jews made a plot against him just as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
- He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy also, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
- These men went on ahead and waited for us at Troas.
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- After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and when he had exhorted them and taken his leave of them, he left to go to Macedonia.
- When he had gone through those districts and had given them much exhortation, he came to Greece.
- And there he spent three months, and when a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.
- And he was accompanied by Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.
- But these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.
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- But we sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
- On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.
- There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting.
- 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.
- Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. "Don't be alarmed," he said. "He's alive!"
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- We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas within five days; and there we stayed seven days.
- On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.
- There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered together.
- And there was a young man named Eutychus sitting on the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead.
- But Paul went down and fell upon him, and after embracing him, he said, "Do not be troubled, for his life is in him."
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- Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking until daylight, he left.
- The people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.
- 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.
- When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
- The next day we set sail from there and arrived off Kios. The day after that we crossed over to Samos, and on the following day arrived at Miletus.
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- When he had gone back up and had broken the bread and eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left.
- They took away the boy alive, and were greatly comforted.
- But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged it, intending himself to go by land.
- And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.
- Sailing from there, we arrived the following day opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos; and the day following we came to Miletus.
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- Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
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- For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.
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