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Acts 20:5

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These going before tarried for us at Troas.
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  1. Acts 16:8Rank 1 from verse 5
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    8And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

  2. 2 Corinthians 2:12Rank 2 from verse 5
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    12Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,

  3. 2 Timothy 4:13Rank 3 from verse 5
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    13The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

  4. Acts 16:10–11Rank 4 from verse 5
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    10And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

    11Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

  5. Acts 20:13–15Rank 5 from verse 5
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    13¶ 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.

    14And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.

    15And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.

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Acts 20:5

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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tarried

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Stayed, remained, waited, delayed, lodged, continued, or did not depart or act until a later time or condition.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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4And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

5These going before tarried for us at Troas.

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6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.

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