"Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,"-Acts 16:6
As a 2nd generation Filipino-American, I've interacted with Asian & Asian-Americans alike since I've grown up in St. Paul. I had 2 nearyby neighbors from Vietnam whom I got along playing baseball, nintendo, and all sorts of games as "little kids". We didn't really talk much about our ethnic-cultural backgrounds as we had similar taste for food, karate/kung-fu, and walking together to Battle Creek Elementary School in east St. Paul.
Then I went through a cultural collision in Battle Creek Middle School, where I didnt' want to associate with Asians at all (testimony). I remember using the term "gook", even though I was called one.
I started searching my roots by getting involved with the Asian Club at Harding Senior High School when I was asked by a close friend (who happened to be Vietnamese). Then at UMM I got involved with the Asian Student Association, where I began to search more of my Filipino identity for many reasons (was asked "Where are you from?", "you speak good English", "what is the Philippines like").
I was asked this question recently (Jan 09'), so I decided to do search "Asian" on Bible Gateway.com....
1. Acts 2:9
Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
Acts 2:8-10 (in Context) Acts 2 (Whole Chapter)
2. Acts 6:9
Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. These men began to argue with Stephen,
Acts 6:8-10 (in Context) Acts 6 (Whole Chapter)
3. Acts 16:6
[ Paul's Vision of the Man of Macedonia ] Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.
Acts 16:5-7 (in Context) Acts 16 (Whole Chapter)
4. Acts 19:10
This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord.
Acts 19:9-11 (in Context) Acts 19 (Whole Chapter)
5. Acts 19:22
He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia a little longer.
Acts 19:21-23 (in Context) Acts 19 (Whole Chapter)
6. Acts 19:26
And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
Acts 19:25-27 (in Context) Acts 19 (Whole Chapter)
7. Acts 19:27
There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited, and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty."
Acts 19:26-28 (in Context) Acts 19 (Whole Chapter)
8. Acts 20:4
He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy also, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
Acts 20:3-5 (in Context) Acts 20 (Whole Chapter)
9. Acts 20:16
Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
Acts 20:15-17 (in Context) Acts 20 (Whole Chapter)
10. Acts 20:18
When they arrived, he said to them: "You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia.
Acts 20:17-19 (in Context) Acts 20 (Whole Chapter)
11. Acts 21:27
[ Paul Arrested ] When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
Acts 21:26-28 (in Context) Acts 21 (Whole Chapter)
12. Acts 24:19
But there are some Jews from the province of Asia, who ought to be here before you and bring charges if they have anything against me.
Acts 24:18-20 (in Context) Acts 24 (Whole Chapter)
13. Acts 27:2
We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
Acts 27:1-3 (in Context) Acts 27 (Whole Chapter)
14. Romans 16:5
Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
Romans 16:4-6 (in Context) Romans 16 (Whole Chapter)
15. 1 Corinthians 16:19
[ Final Greetings ] The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
1 Corinthians 16:18-20 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 16 (Whole Chapter)
16. 2 Corinthians 1:8
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
2 Corinthians 1:7-9 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 1 (Whole Chapter)
17. 2 Timothy 1:15
You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
2 Timothy 1:14-16 (in Context) 2 Timothy 1 (Whole Chapter)
18. 1 Peter 1:1
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God's elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,
1 Peter 1:1-3 (in Context) 1 Peter 1 (Whole Chapter)
19. Revelation 1:4
[ Greetings and doxology ] John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia:
Revelation 1:3-5 (in Context) Revelation 1 (Whole Chapter)
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