When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
Parallel translations
- WEB He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
- KJV And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
- NKJV And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
- NASB They came to Ephesus, and he left them there. Now he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
- NLT They stopped first at the port of Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. While he was there, he went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews.
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Quick answer
Arriving at Ephesus, Paul left his companions and reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews.
Overview
Ephesus, a major city of Asia Minor, would later become a central hub of Paul's ministry (Acts 19). Even on a brief stop, Paul seized the chance to reason from the Scriptures in the synagogue. This visit planted seeds and left Priscilla and Aquila to nurture the work before his return.
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- 2 Tim 1:18May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
- Eph 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
- 1 Tim 1:3As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
- Acts 19:1While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
- 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 18:24Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.
- 1 Cor 15:32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
- Acts 18:4Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
- Rev 2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
- Acts 17:2–3As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
- Acts 19:26And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
- Rev 1:11saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
- 1 Cor 16:8But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
- 2 Tim 4:12Tychicus, however, I have sent to Ephesus.
- Acts 19:17This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
- Acts 18:21But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
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