Acts 20:1
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Paul Goes to Macedonia and Greece
20 After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying farewell, he left for Macedonia.(A)
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2 Corinthians 7:5
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5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted in every way—disputes without and fears within.(A)
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Acts 19:21
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The Riot in Ephesus
21 Now after these things had been accomplished, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go through Macedonia and Achaia and then to go on to Jerusalem. He said, “After I have gone there, I must also see Rome.”(A)
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1 Timothy 1:3
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Warning against False Teachers
3 I urge you, as I did when I was on my way to Macedonia, to remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct certain people not to teach different teachings(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:26
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26 Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss.
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1 Corinthians 16:20
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20 All the brothers and sisters send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
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1 Corinthians 16:5
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Plans for Travel
5 I will visit you after passing through Macedonia—for I intend to pass through Macedonia(A)—
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Romans 16:16
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16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.(A)
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Acts 21:5-6
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5 When our days there were ended, we left and proceeded on our journey, and all of them, with wives and children, escorted us outside the city. There we knelt down on the beach and prayed(A) 6 and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.
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Acts 20:37
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37 There was much weeping among them all; they embraced Paul and kissed him,(A)
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Acts 20:10
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10 But Paul went down and bending over him took him in his arms and said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.”(A)
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Acts 19:23-41
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23 About that time no little disturbance broke out concerning the Way.(A) 24 A man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the artisans.(B) 25 These he gathered together, with the workers of the same trade, and said, “Men, you know that we get our wealth from this business. 26 You also see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost the whole of Asia this Paul has persuaded and drawn away a considerable number of people by saying that gods made with hands are not gods.(C) 27 And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be scorned, and she will be deprived of her majesty that brought all Asia and the world to worship her.”
28 When they heard this, they were enraged and shouted, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(D) 29 The city was filled with the confusion, and people[a] rushed together to the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul’s travel companions.(E) 30 Paul wished to go into the crowd, but the disciples would not let him; 31 even some officials of the province of Asia[b] who were friendly to him sent him a message urging him not to venture into the theater. 32 Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.(F) 33 Some of the crowd gave instructions to Alexander, whom the Jews had pushed forward. And Alexander motioned for silence and tried to make a defense before the people.(G) 34 But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours all of them shouted in unison, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 35 But when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, “Citizens of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple keeper of the great Artemis and of the statue that fell from heaven?(H) 36 Since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash. 37 You have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of our[c] goddess.(I) 38 If therefore Demetrius and the artisans with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges there against one another.(J) 39 If there is anything further[d] you want to know, it must be settled in the regular assembly. 40 For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion.” 41 When he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
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Acts 16:9
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9 During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”(A)
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Acts 11:26
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26 and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for an entire year they met with the church and taught a great many people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called “Christians.”(A)
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1 Samuel 20:41-42
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41 As soon as the boy had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap[a] and prostrated himself with his face to the ground. He bowed three times, and they kissed each other and wept with each other; David wept the more.[b] 42 Then Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, since both of us have sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord shall be between me and you and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’ ” He got up and left, and Jonathan went into the city.[c](A)
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Genesis 48:10
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10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, and he could not see well. So Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them.(A)
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2 Corinthians 13:12
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12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.(A)
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