Acts 20:1-2

IN MACEDONIA. Acts 20:1-2.

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And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

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And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.

Acts 20:1-2 From the first verse of this 20th chapter it would seem that Paul decided that the riot would be the formal cause of his leaving the city of Ephesus. How long he stayed in the city after the riot we do not know but I am personally disposed to believe that he left very soon afterward. At any rate, after coming to Troas in such a depressed condition he continued on into Macedonia, hoping all the while that he would meet Titus on the way. And he did. You know from previous study that the cities of Macedonia were Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea.

As near as we can read chronologically from Paul's epistles he met Titus at Philippi. Titus brought the wonderful news that the church in Corinth had received the epistle of Paul with a humble spirit and that most all who were in sin had repented. So it was that Paul wrote the second letter to Corinth from Philippi, and possibly sent it on head of himself by the hand of Titus. In this epistle he expresses his thoughts upon meeting Titus (2 Corinthians 7:5-10). To each of these churches he gave much exhortation. This was encouragement and instruction and must have taken several months. After a progressive visit from Philippi to Berea he left Macedonia and came into Greece, most specifically into the province of Achaia in Greece and the city of Corinth in Achaia.

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What prompted Paul to leave Ephesus?

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Which were the cities that Paul visited in Macedonia?

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Did Paul meet Titus?

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Why was Paul depressed?

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Where did Paul meet Titus? What news did he bring?

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From where was the book of II Corinthians written? What is its message?

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To what churches did Paul give much exhortation?