Acts 13:4 records the start of the first missionary journey — the very cities Paul now proposes to revisit.

Acts 13:13 mentions Perga, one of the cities where Paul and Barnabas preached and John Mark left — now to be revisited.

Acts 13:14 records their arrival at Antioch in Pisidia — a key city on the journey Paul wants to revisit.

Acts 13:51 shows them moving to Iconium after shaking off dust — another city Paul proposes to revisit.

Acts 14:1 describes Paul and Barnabas preaching in Iconium — a city included in the planned revisit.

Acts 14:6 recounts their flight to Lystra and Derbe — cities Paul now wishes to visit again.

Acts 14:21 notes their return through Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch — the same cities Paul now wants to revisit.

Acts 14:24 describes passing through Pisidia and Pamphylia — regions on the first journey Paul proposes to revisit.

Acts 14:25 records preaching in Perga and going to Attalia — cities Paul later plans to revisit.

In Romans 1:11, Paul similarly longs to visit believers to strengthen them, mirroring his plan here to revisit churches.

1 Thessalonians 3:10 shows Paul praying to see them and supply what is lacking — the same goal of strengthening churches as his planned visit.

1 Thessalonians 2:17 expresses Paul's eager desire to see believers face to face, exactly the longing behind his proposal to Barnabas.

2 Corinthians 11:28 reveals Paul's daily anxiety for all churches, the same pastoral burden motivating his planned visit in Acts 15:36.

In 1 Thess 3:5, Paul sends Timothy to learn about the Thessalonians' faith—same pastoral concern to check on believers' condition.

1 Thessalonians 3:6 is the happy report from Timothy that Paul hoped to gather in person — the 'seeing how they are' now fulfilled indirectly.

1 Thessalonians 2:18 recounts Paul's repeated but hindered attempts to visit — the same desire to come, here frustrated, there initiated.

1 Thessalonians 3:11 is Paul's prayer for God to direct his way to them — the same journey he proposes here, now committed to divine guidance.

Jeremiah 23:2 condemns shepherds who neglect the flock, while Paul's proposal in 15:36 to visit and care for the believers is the opposite — a contrast of faithful vs unfaithful shepherding.

2 Timothy 1:4 expresses Paul's longing to see Timothy for mutual joy — the same affectionate desire to see fellow believers as in his travel plan.

Philippians 1:27 shows Paul's concern for how churches live, whether present or absent — the same care that prompts his planned visit here.