But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both (A)Cyrenians and (B)Alexandrians, and some from (C)Cilicia and [a](D)Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen.

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  1. Acts 6:9 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor

Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene(A) and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia(B) and Asia(C)—who began to argue with Stephen.

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They passed through the [a](A)Phrygian and (B)Galatian region, after being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in [b](C)Asia;

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  1. Acts 16:6 Or Phrygia and the Galatian region
  2. Acts 16:6 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor

Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia

Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia(A) and Galatia,(B) having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.(C)

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10 This took place for (A)two years, so that all who lived in [a](B)Asia heard (C)the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

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  1. Acts 19:10 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor

10 This went on for two years,(A) so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia(B) heard the word of the Lord.(C)

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And [a]he was accompanied by Sopater of (A)Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by (B)Aristarchus and Secundus of the (C)Thessalonians, and (D)Gaius of (E)Derbe, and (F)Timothy, and (G)Tychicus and (H)Trophimus of [b](I)Asia.

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  1. Acts 20:4 Lit there accompanied him
  2. Acts 20:4 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor

He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus(A) and Secundus from Thessalonica,(B) Gaius(C) from Derbe, Timothy(D) also, and Tychicus(E) and Trophimus(F) from the province of Asia.(G)

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Paul Seized in the Temple

27 When (A)the seven days were almost over, (B)the Jews from [a](C)Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, began to stir up all the crowd and laid hands on him,

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  1. Acts 21:27 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor

Paul Arrested

27 When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,(A)

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18 in which they found me occupied in the temple, having been (A)purified, without any (B)crowd or uproar. But there were some (C)Jews from [a]Asia—

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  1. Acts 24:18 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor

18 I was ceremonially clean(A) when they found me in the temple courts doing this. There was no crowd with me, nor was I involved in any disturbance.(B)

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And we boarded an Adramyttian ship that was about to sail to the regions along the coast of [a](A)Asia, and put out to sea accompanied by (B)Aristarchus, a (C)Macedonian of (D)Thessalonica.

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  1. Acts 27:2 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor

We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia,(A) and we put out to sea. Aristarchus,(B) a Macedonian(C) from Thessalonica,(D) was with us.

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also greet (A)the church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the (B)first convert to Christ from [a](C)Asia.

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  1. Romans 16:5 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor

Greet also the church that meets at their house.(A)

Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert(B) to Christ in the province of Asia.(C)

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19 The churches of [a](A)Asia greet you. (B)Aquila and Prisca greet you heartily in the Lord, with (C)the church that is in their house.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 16:19 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor

Final Greetings

19 The churches in the province of Asia(A) send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla[a](B) greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.(C)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 16:19 Greek Prisca, a variant of Priscilla

For (A)we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our (B)affliction which occurred in [a](C)Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:8 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor

We do not want you to be uninformed,(A) brothers and sisters,[a] about the troubles we experienced(B) in the province of Asia.(C) We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:8 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 8:1; 13:11.

15 You are aware of the fact that all who are in [a](A)Asia (B)turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

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  1. 2 Timothy 1:15 I.e., the province of Asia

Examples of Disloyalty and Loyalty

15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia(A) has deserted me,(B) including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

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Message to the Seven Churches

(A)John to (B)the seven churches that are in (C)Asia: (D)Grace to you and peace from (E)Him who is, and who was, and who [a]is to come, and from (F)the [b]seven spirits who are before His throne,

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  1. Revelation 1:4 Or is coming
  2. Revelation 1:4 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels

Greetings and Doxology

John,

To the seven churches(A) in the province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you(B) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,(C) and from the seven spirits[a](D) before his throne,

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  1. Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit