(A)And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of (B)Macedonia was standing and pleading with him, and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

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During the night Paul had a vision(A) of a man of Macedonia(B) standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

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But I (A)will come to you after I go through (B)Macedonia; for I (C)am going through Macedonia,

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Personal Requests

After I go through Macedonia, I will come to you(A)—for I will be going through Macedonia.(B)

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16 [a]that is, to (A)pass [b]your way into (B)Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be (C)helped on my journey to Judea.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:16 Lit and
  2. 2 Corinthians 1:16 Lit through you into

16 I wanted to visit you on my way(A) to Macedonia(B) and to come back to you from Macedonia, and then to have you send me on my way(C) to Judea.(D)

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13 I (A)had no rest for my spirit, not finding (B)Titus my brother; but (C)saying goodbye to them, I went on to (D)Macedonia.

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13 I still had no peace of mind,(A) because I did not find my brother Titus(B) there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.(C)

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For even when we came into (A)Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were (B)afflicted on every side: (C)conflicts on the outside, fears inside.

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For when we came into Macedonia,(A) we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn(B)—conflicts on the outside, fears within.(C)

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Great Generosity

Now, brothers and sisters, we make known to you the grace of God which has been (A)given in the churches of (B)Macedonia,

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The Collection for the Lord’s People

And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian(A) churches.

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for I know your willingness, of which I (A)boast about you to the (B)Macedonians, namely, that (C)Achaia has been prepared since (D)last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them.

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For I know your eagerness to help,(A) and I have been boasting(B) about it to the Macedonians, telling them that since last year(C) you in Achaia(D) were ready to give; and your enthusiasm has stirred most of them to action.

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otherwise, if any (A)Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to mention you—would be put to shame by this confidence.

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For if any Macedonians(A) come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to say anything about you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.

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and when I was present with you and was in need, I was (A)not a burden to anyone; for when (B)the brothers came from (C)Macedonia they fully supplied my need, and in everything I kept myself from (D)being a burden to you, [a]and will continue to do so.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 11:9 Lit and I will keep

And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed.(A) I have kept myself from being a burden to you(B) in any way, and will continue to do so.

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15 You yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the [a](A)first preaching of the gospel, after I left (B)Macedonia, no church (C)shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone;

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  1. Philippians 4:15 Lit beginning of

15 Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days(A) of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia,(B) not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only;(C)

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so that you became an example to all the believers in (A)Macedonia and (B)Achaia. For (C)the word of the Lord has (D)sounded forth from you, not only in (E)Macedonia and (F)Achaia, but (G)in every place the news of your faith toward God has gone out, so that we have no need to say anything. For they themselves report about us [a]as to the kind of (H)reception we had with you, and how you (I)turned to God (J)from [b]idols to serve [c](K)a living and true God, 10 and to (L)wait for His Son from [d]heaven, whom He (M)raised from the dead, that is, Jesus who (N)rescues us from (O)the wrath to come.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 1:9 Lit what kind of
  2. 1 Thessalonians 1:9 Or the idols
  3. 1 Thessalonians 1:9 Or the
  4. 1 Thessalonians 1:10 Lit the heavens

And so you became a model(A) to all the believers in Macedonia(B) and Achaia.(C) The Lord’s message(D) rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere.(E) Therefore we do not need to say anything about it, for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned(F) to God from idols(G) to serve the living and true God,(H) 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven,(I) whom he raised from the dead(J)—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.(K)

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10 for indeed (A)you practice it toward all the brothers and sisters who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, to (B)excel even more,

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10 And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia.(A) Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,(B)

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Just as I urged you [a]upon my departure for (A)Macedonia, to remain on at (B)Ephesus so that you would instruct certain people not to (C)teach strange doctrines,

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:3 Lit while going to

Timothy Charged to Oppose False Teachers

As I urged you when I went into Macedonia,(A) stay there in Ephesus(B) so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines(C) any longer

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