TSK · Romans 15:25

but said farewell to them and added,“I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to spend time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to arrive in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

After several years I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings,

A Collection to Aid Jewish Christians With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia:

They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.