Places
Ephesus in Acts 20
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This place shows up in Acts 20:16: “For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Acts 20:16
“For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.”
What kids can learn
When you hear ephesus in Acts, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Acts 20:16 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Acts 20:16
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ForPaulhaddeterminedtosailthathemightnothavetospendtimeinAsia;forhewasifitwerepossibleforhim,tobeinJerusalemonthedayofPentecost.