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Rô-ma 15 30-Rô-ma 15 32
I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.Pray that I may be kept safe from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people there,so that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed. (niv)
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Công Vụ Các Sứ Đồ 18 21
But as he left, he promised,“ I will come back if it is God’s will.” Then he set sail from Ephesus. (niv)
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Phi-lê-môn 1 22
And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored to you in answer to your prayers. (niv)
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Gia-cơ 4 15
Instead, you ought to say,“ If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” (niv)
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Công Vụ Các Sứ Đồ 19 21
After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia.“ After I have been there,” he said,“ I must visit Rome also.” (niv)
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Hê-bơ-rơ 13 19
I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon. (niv)
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1 Tê-sa-lô-ni-ca 3 10-1 Tê-sa-lô-ni-ca 3 11
Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. (niv)
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1 Tê-sa-lô-ni-ca 2 18
For we wanted to come to you— certainly I, Paul, did, again and again— but Satan blocked our way. (niv)
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Rô-ma 15 22-Rô-ma 15 24
This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while. (niv)
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1 Cô-rinh-tô 4 19
But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. (niv)
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Công Vụ Các Sứ Đồ 21 14
When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said,“ The Lord’s will be done.” (niv)
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Phi-líp 4 6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (niv)
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Công Vụ Các Sứ Đồ 27 1-Công Vụ Các Sứ Đồ 27 28
When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement. So Paul warned them,“ Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also.”But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship.Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete, facing both southwest and northwest.When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island.The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure,so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard.On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said:“ Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss.But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside meand said,‘ Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.”On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep. (niv)
