S. S. Times Acts 20:13-16 And we went before to ship, and sailed to Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.… 1. It is sometimes necessary for the Christian worker to sail right by the Asia that seems so much to need his presence in the pursuance of his duty doing elsewhere. 2. He is a wise Christian who is ready to modify his plans when their efficiency will be increased by such modification. He is a wise enthusiast in the cause of foreign missions who also turns his attentions sometimes to the needs of the home missionary field . 4. It is a wise procedure sometimes to hasten home from effort in the needy field s of Asia and Greece to cheer by one's presence the workers in one's own Jerusalem. (S. S. Times.) Parallel Verses KJV: And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. |
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