Abode Adopted Counsel Decided Decision Design Determined Foot Formed Forth Jews Laid Macedonia Macedo'nia Months Planned Plot Point Purposed Resolution Return Returning Sail Secret Ship Spent Stay Syria Taking Travel Treacherous Wait Waylay Whenever
20:3 {2} 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.
(2) A perverse zeal is the guider and instructor to murderers: and we are not excluded by the wisdom of God to prevent the endeavours of wicked men.
20:3 The Jews laid wait for him. A plot was laid against him by the Jews (Revised Version). We have no further details, but it was, no doubt, a murderous plot. To prevent it, his plans were changed, and instead of sailing to Syria, he again took the route to Macedonia.
20:3 An ambush being laid for him - In his way to the ship.
20:1-6 Tumults or opposition may constrain a Christian to remove from his station or alter his purpose, but his work and his pleasure will be the same, wherever he goes. Paul thought it worth while to bestow five days in going to Troas, though it was but for seven days' stay there; but he knew, and so should we, how to redeem even journeying time, and to make it turn to some good account.
Abode Adopted Counsel Decided Design Determined Foot Jews Laid Macedonia Macedo'nia Months Planned Plot Point Purposed Returning Sail Secret Ship Spent Syria Three Travel Treacherous Wait Waylay Whenever
Abode Adopted Counsel Decided Design Determined Foot Jews Laid Macedonia Macedo'nia Months Planned Plot Point Purposed Returning Sail Secret Ship Spent Syria Three Travel Treacherous Wait Waylay Whenever