Acts 20:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.”
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BSBPD
“These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“These going before tarried for us at Troas.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“these, having gone before, did remain for us in Troas,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Acts 20:5 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 16:8So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
- Acts 16:10As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
- Acts 20:6And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
- Acts 20:13We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
- 2 Corinthians 2:12Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
- 2 Timothy 4:13When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.
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