Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 20:6
We set sail — St. Luke was now with St. Paul again, as we learn from his manner of expressing himself.
We set sail — St. Luke was now with St. Paul again, as we learn from his manner of expressing himself.
Verse Acts 20:6. _DAYS OF UNLEAVENED BREAD_] The seven days of the passover, in which they ate unleavened bread. See the account of this festival in the notes on Exodus 12:1. It is evident, from the...
AFTER THE DAYS OF UNLEAVENED BREAD - After the seven days of the Passover, during which they ate only unleavened bread. See Exodus 12. IN FIVE DAYS - They crossed the Aegean Sea. Paul, when he crossed...
CHAPTER 20 __ 1. Paul in Macedonia (Acts 20:1). 2. His abode in Greece, the visit to Troas and what transpired there (Acts 20:3). 3. The journey from Troas to Miletus (Acts 20:13). 4. The farewell...
TO GREECE; RETURN TO TROAS. The journey sketched in Acts 19:21; 1 Corinthians 16:5, is entered on; for what happened at Troas and in Macedonia on the way _cf._ 2 Corinthians 2:12 f.,...
After the disturbance had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples. He spoke words of encouragement to them and bade them farewell and departed to go to Macedonia. When he had gone through those parts and...
SETTING OUT FOR JERUSALEM (Acts 20:1-6)...
SAILED AWAY. Greek. _ekpleo._ See note on Acts 15:39. PHILIPPI: i.e. from Neapolis, its port. DAYS, &C. This was Passover, A.D. 57. TO. Greek. _eis,_ as in Acts 20:1. FIVE DAYS. Compare...
_And we … unleavened bread_ St Paul seems to have stayed in Philippi because of the Jewish feast. As there could be no sacrifice of the Passover out of Jerusalem, the Apostle would feel no difficulty...
Acts 20:1-6. PAUL JOURNEYS THROUGH MACEDONIA AND GREECE, AND RETURNS AS FAR AS TROAS...
ΜΕΤᾺ ΤᾺΣ ἩΜΈΡΑΣ ΤΩ͂Ν�, _after the days of unleavened bread_. Another reason why St Paul tarried at Philippi seems to have been because of the Jewish feast. As there could be no sacrifice of the Passov...
_PAUL WENT THROUGH MACEDONIA AND GREECE ACTS 20:1-6:_ When the uproar that had been caused by Demetrius at Ephesus ceased Paul called for the Christians at Ephesus. He embraced them, comforted them, a...
ΈΞΕΠΛΕΎΣΑΜΕΝ _aor. ind. act. 1 pers. pl._ от ΈΚΠΛΈΩ (G1602) поднимать паруса, отплывать. ΜΕΤΆ ΤΆΣ ΉΜΈΡΑ ΤΏΝ άζύμων после дней праздника опресноков. Возможно, это означает, что Павел отпраздновал пасх...
WHERE WE ABODE SEVEN DAYS.— St. Paul might choose to do this so much the rather, as he had declined such great views of service as were open to him when he passed through it before, in his way to Mace...
AT PHILIPPI. Acts 20:6 a. Acts 20:6 a And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, ACTS 20:6 A To arrive here Paul had to make a day's journey off the main road. But the chur...
6. The delay of Paul at Philippi may be well accounted for by the strong affection which he bore toward the congregation there, and his present expectation that he would see their faces in the flesh n...
And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days. AND WE SAILED AWAY FROM PHILIPPI AFTER THE DAYS OF UNLEAVEN...
38 After showing them that the men they had led to the theater were not guilty of any overt act against the temple or goddess he reminds them that there are legal means of redress for any wrong which...
THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONTINUED) 1-6. Paul in Macedonia and Greece. St. Paul waited at Ephesus until the return of Timothy and Erastus, and left Ephesus shortly after Pentecost, 55 a.d. (1 Corinth...
WE] St. Paul found St. Luke at Philippi, where he had left him in charge of the Church (c.16), and, after celebrating the Passover with the local Christians, took him with him to Troas....
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 20 PAUL TRAVELS THROUGH MACEDONIA AND GREECE, 20:1-6 V1 After the *riot, Paul sent for the *believers and he encouraged them. Then he said good...
AND CAME UNTO THEM TO TROAS IN FIVE DAYS. — The voyage from Troas to Philippi (see Notes on Acts 16:11) had taken only three days, but the ship had now to contend against the south-west current that s...
μετὰ τὰς ἡμ. τῶν ἀ., _cf._ Acts 12:3, _i.e._, the Passover. 1 Corinthians 5:7 shows us how they would “keep the Feast”. Ramsay's “fixed date in the life of St. Paul,” _Expositor_, May, 1896, depends p...
A MESSENGER OF TRUTH AND LIFE Acts 20:1 The Second Epistle to the Corinthians should be read with the introductory verses of this chapter, as it reveals the Apostle's inner mind at this time. He seem...
Restful and mastered by Christ, Paul was yet restless and resistless in devotion to the enterprise of his Lord. These facts are evident throughout this chapter. We follow him in rapid movements, alway...
Travelling from Ephesus to Troas After encouraging the Ephesian brethren, Paul went on to Macedonia. He also built up the churches there before he went on to Greece. His work there continued for some...
_We. From the change of the narration to the first person again, it would appear St. Luke had rejoined the apostle. This writer modestly omits the reason of his accompanying St. Paul, who tells us it...
Meanwhile his evangelistic comrades, Sopater of Asia, Aristarchus and Secundus, Gaius and Timothy, Tychicus and Trophinius, embarking, sail directly to Asia, landing at Troas, whither Paul and Luke, l...
And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia. (2) And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhort...
We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
But let us return to the history of Paul. After the uproar has ceased he sends for the disciples, embraces them, and departs for Macedonia; he visits that whole country, and comes into Greece. The beg...
AND WE SAILED AWAY FROM PHILIPPI,.... Which was in Macedonia, from whence they came in a straight course by Samothracia, over the Hellespont, to Troas, where the above six persons were waiting for the...
And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days. Ver. 6. _In five days_] Let them that please read here Ptolem...
_And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea_, &c. The several persons mentioned in this verse are thought by some to have been joined with Paul as _messengers of the churches_, in carrying t...
UNLEAVENED BREAD; the passover....
AND WE SAILED AWAY FROM PHILIPPI AFTER THE DAYS OF UNLEAVENED BREAD, AND CAME UNTO THEM TO TROAS IN FIVE DAYS; WHERE WE ABODE SEVEN DAYS....
Paul at Troas:...
Finally Paul follows Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia, leaving a field of labor that had been most fruitful. How long he spent in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea we are not told, but he gave them muc...
BUT WE SAILED AWAY FROM PHILIPPI AFTER THE DAYS OF UNLEAVENED BREAD, AND IN FIVE DAYS JOINED THEM AT TROAS, WHERE WE STAYED SEVEN DAYS. 1. Just after Passover (Feast of Unleavened Bread) Paul proceed...
"And we sailed away from Phillipi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days" "After the days of unleavened bread": "This was the Passove...
1-6 Tumults or opposition may constrain a Christian to remove from his station or alter his purpose, but his work and his pleasure will be the same, wherever he goes. Paul thought it worth while to be...
FROM PHILIPPI; where they embarked, and sailed on the river first, then on the sea. AFTER THE DAYS OF UNLEAVENED BREAD; though St. Paul would not have the Gentile converts to be burdened with the cere...
6. The delay of Paul at Philippi may be well accounted for by the strong affection which he bore toward the congregation there, and his present expectation that he would see their faces in the flesh n...
Acts 20:6 But G1161 we G2249 away G1602 (G5656) from G575 Philippi G5375 after G3326 Days G2250 Bread...
THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM (20:3-21:16). As we read this section of Acts some of it may seem a little pointless and repetitive. But we must recognise in it what Luke is doing. One purpose that he has in...
PAUL'S VISITS TO MACEDONIA AND GREECE AND SEVEN DAYS IN TROAS (20:1-6). It is indicative of Luke's concentration on the new direction in which events have turned, and his purpose in writing what follo...
‘And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days.' Having taken another opportunity to visit Philippi, where he...
Acts 20:6. AND CAME UNTO THEM IN TROAS IN FIVE DAYS. This lengthy voyage was, no doubt, owing to contrary winds, or perhaps to a calm. On a former occasion, we read of this voyage being made in two da...
AFTER THE DAYS OF UNLEAVENED BREAD (μετα τας ημερας των αζυμων). Paul was a Jew, though a Christian, and observed the Jewish feasts, though he protested against Gentiles being forced to do it (Galat...
WE From the use of the pronoun, Luke here rejoins the apostle....
CONTENTS: Paul goes to Macedonia and Greece. His visits at Troas, Miletus. Paul's conference with the Ephesian elders. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Paul, Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Tim...
Acts 20:4. _There accompanied him Sopater of Berea,_ the son of Pyrrhus, according to the Vulgate. He is called by Paul, Sosipater. Romans 16:21. _Aristarchus,_ who accompanied him to Rome, and _Secun...
AFTER THE UPROAR DIED DOWN. Paul had already decided to go through Macedonia and Greece (Acts 19:21), but planned to stay in Ephesus until after Pentecost (1 Corinthians 16:8). This time had come (abo...
…TROAS, WHERE WE ABODE SEVEN DAYS_._ PAUL AT TROAS I. The “first day of the week” appears to have been the usual period of assembly, and no doubt was selected and consecrated by apostolical authorit...
_And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for Macedonia._ READING BETWEEN THE LINES There does not seem to be much in this section of the...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 20:1. AFTER THE UPROAR WAS CEASED.—Soon after, but not necessarily because of the uproar. The best authorities insert _and exhorted_, παρακαλέσας, before AND EMBRACED or took l...
EXPOSITION ACTS 20:1 _Having sent for_ …_ and exhorted _for _called unto him, _A.V. and T.R.; _took leave of them, and departed _for _and embraced them, and departed, _A.V. DEPARTED FOR TO GO INTO MA...
Last week we left Paul in Ephesus, in the midst of a near riot in town, as Demetrius the silversmith got together his companions in trade and pointed out how the preaching of Paul was about to put the...
1 Corinthians 5:7; 1 Corinthians 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; 2 Timothy 4:13;...
In five days [α χ ρ ι ς η μ ε ρ ω ν π ε ν τ ε]. Lit., "up to five days," indicating the duration of the voyage from Philippi....
The next journey of St. Paul is from Macedonia in Greece, to Troas in Asia, where he abode seven days. During his stay here, several are to be remarked and observed. Observe here, 1. How this great ap...