Acts 20:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.”
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“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And now, lo, I--bound in the Spirit--go on to Jerusalem, the things that shall befall me in it not knowing,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 20:22 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 9:51As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
- Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
- Luke 18:31Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
- John 13:1It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
- John 18:4Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”
- Acts 17:16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
- Acts 19:21After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
- Acts 20:16Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
- Acts 21:11Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
- 2 Corinthians 5:14For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
- James 4:14You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
- 2 Peter 1:14because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
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