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5 I am coming to visit you after I have been to Macedonia, for I am planning to travel through Macedonia.
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After I go through Macedonia, I will come to you—for I will be going through Macedonia.
6 Perhaps I will stay awhile with you, possibly all winter, and then you can send me on my way to my next destination.
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Perhaps I will stay with you for a while, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.
7 This time I don’t want to make just a short visit and then go right on. I want to come and stay awhile, if the Lord will let me.
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For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
8 In the meantime, I will be staying here at Ephesus until the Festival of Pentecost.
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But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost,
9 There is a wide-open door for a great work here, although many oppose me.
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because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.
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