Acts 20:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.”

Acts 20:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 20:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 20:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.”

Acts 20:3 — World English Bible

Acts 20:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when he had spent three months there, and a plot was laid against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia. ”

Acts 20:3 — American Standard Version

Acts 20:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“having made also three months' <FI>stay<Fi> --a counsel of the Jews having been against him--being about to set forth to Syria, there came <FI>to him<Fi> a resolution of returning through Macedonia.”

Acts 20:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 20:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And having spent three months [there], a treacherous plot against him having been set on foot by the Jews, as he was going to sail to Syria, [the] resolution was adopted of returning through Macedonia. ”

Acts 20:3 — Darby Translation

Acts 20:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And hauing taried there three moneths, because the Iewes layde waite for him, as hee was about to saile into Syria, hee purposed to returne through Macedonia.”

Acts 20:3 — Geneva Bible

Acts 20:3 in Context — Acts 20

1 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.

2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,

3 And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.

4 And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

5 These going before tarried for us at Troas.

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