⁷ Then after this He said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”

The Believers Beyond Jordan

⁴⁰ And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place ^(A)where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed. ⁴¹ Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, ^(B)but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.” ⁴² And many believed in Him there.

²² And see, now ^(A)I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, ²³ except that ^(B)the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. ^24 [a]But ^(C)none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, ^(D)so that I may finish my ^[b]race with joy, ^(E)and the ministry ^(F)which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

A Samaritan Village Rejects the Savior

⁵¹ Now it came to pass, when the time had come for ^(A)Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,

Division over John Mark

³⁶ Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.”