For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost.
1. Paul was in a hurry. He decided not to stop at Ephesus. He knew that he could not just visit there overnight and move on.
2. Paul wanted to arrive in Jerusalem for the feast of Pentecost.
Verse Acts 20:16. _TO SAIL BY EPHESUS_] Not to touch there at this time. _TO BE AT JERUSALEM THE DAY OF PENTECOST._] That he might have the opportunity of preaching the kingdom of God to multitudes...
TO SAIL BY EPHESUS - The word “by” in our translation is ambiguous. We say to go by a place, meaning either to take it in our way and to go to it, or to go past it. Here it means the latter. He intend...
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...
TROAS TO MILETUS. In the Armenian _Catena_ we read: But Luke and those with me came on the vessel; words which, if we were sure of their really being in the journal, would show that Luke was not its a...
SETTING OUT FOR JERUSALEM (Acts 20:1-6)...
But we went to the ship and set sail for Assos, for there we intended to take Paul on board for he had arranged things in this way, since he himself intended to do that stage on foot. When we met him...
DETERMINED. decided. Greek. _krino._ App-122. It was. question of taking. ship stopping at Ephesus or Miletus. SAIL BY. Greek. _parapleo._ Only here. BECAUSE... WOULD. in order that he might. SPEND...
_For Paul_, &c. In the midst of a large Christian congregation, such as we know to have existed in Ephesus, there would have arisen many causes of delay which the Apostle in this rapid journey desired...
ΚΕΚΡΊΚΕΙ for ἕκρινε with אABCDE. _Vulg_. ‘proposuerat.’ 16. ΚΕΚΡΊΚΕΙ ΓᾺΡ Ὁ ΠΑΥ͂ΛΟΣ, _for Paul had determined_. In the midst of a large Christian congregation, such as we know to have existed by this t...
PAUL GOES ON FOOT TO ASSOS, THEN BY SEA TO MILETUS...
_THE VOYAGE FROM TROAS TO MILETUS ACTS 20:13-16:_ Paul's mission work carried him to many places to preach. It seemed that he did not like to travel by ship, even though he did so at times. Here he de...
ΚΕΚΡΊΚΕΙ _plperf. ind. act. от_ ΚΡΊΝΩ (G2919) решать. Plperf. указывает, что Павел принял решение и остался при нем (_см._ VA, 278, 287-90). ΠΑΡΑΠΛΕΫ́ΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΠΑΡΑΠΛΈΩ (G3896) проплыв...
IF IT WERE POSSIBLE—TO BE AT JERUSALEM— This was, that he might have an opportunity of meeting a greater number of people from Judea and other parts, the days being then longer than at any other feast...
IN MILETUS. Acts 20:16-38. a. Past Ephesus to Miletus. Acts 20:16-17. Acts 20:16 For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if...
See notes on verse 14...
For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. FOR PAUL HAD DETERMINED...
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...
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...
FOR PAUL HAD DETERMINED TO SAIL BY EPHESUS. — The English phrase is unfortunately ambiguous. What is meant is that he had decided to continue his voyage without going to Ephesus — to pass it by. TO BE...
ἔκρινε (see critical note) … παραπλεῦσαι τὴν Ἔ.: “to sail past Ephesus,” R.V., _i.e._, without stopping there. The words have sometimes been interpreted as if St. Paul had control over a ship which he...
A PARTING MESSAGE Acts 20:13 The vessel had to stop at Miletus and Paul sent word to the Ephesian elders, urging them to come and see him. He spent the day in their company, and before parting delive...
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...
Meeting with the Elders from Ephesus The rest of the apostle's company travelled by ship to Assos, while he went on foot. He joined them in the ship at Assos and went on with them to Mitylene, then by...
(5) For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. (5) Paul, an earnest a...
Mitylene is on the east coast of the Island of Lesbos. Chios is celebrated as the birthplace of Homer, the prince of uninspired poets, author of the “Illiad” and “Odyssey.” They pass in front of the B...
And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. (14) And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and cam...
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...
− 16._For Paul purposed. _It is not to be doubted but that he had great and weighty causes to make haste; not that he made so great account of the day, but because strangers did then use to come toget...
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...
FOR PAUL HAD DETERMINED TO SAIL BY EPHESUS,.... That is, to sail by it, without calling at it, as he did, for it lay by the shore before he came to Miletus; but he chose not to stop there, fearing he...
And we sailed thence, and came the next _day_ over against Chios; and the next _day_ we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next _day_ we came to Miletus. 16 For Paul had determined...
_And we went before to ship_ Namely, those that were to go with Paul; _and sailed unto Assos_ A city to the south of Troas; _there intending to take in Paul_ Who went thither _on foot_ The place being...
SAIL BY EPHESUS; pass it without stopping....
From Troas to Miletus:...
FOR PAUL HAD DETERMINED TO SAIL BY EPHESUS, BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT SPEND THE TIME IN ASIA; FOR HE HASTED, IF IT WERE POSSIBLE FOR HIM, TO BE AT JERUSALEM THE DAY OF PENTECOST. The companions of Paul wen...
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...
"For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost"He was hastening...
13-16 Paul hastened to Jerusalem, but tried to do good by the way, when going from place to place, as every good man should do. In doing God's work, our own wills and those of our friends must often b...
EPHESUS was not so far from Miletus; but lest he should hinder his journey, he would not go thither. IF IT WERE POSSIBLE FOR HIM; or, as ACTS 18:21, if the Lord would; for his endeavour should not be...
Polycrates of Ephesus They were keeping it "unleavened" ceremonially, and he urges a spiritual unleavening as more important. The Christian hallowing of Pentecost connects with the Paschal argument....
Acts 20:16 For G1063 Paul G3972 decided G2919 (G5656) past G3896 (G5658) Ephesus G2181 that G3704 he...
‘And sailing from there, we came the following day over against Chios; and the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after we came to Miletus. For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he...
THE SIGN OF THE RAISING OF EUTYCHUS: PAUL HURRIES ON (20:7-16). At this point in the account we are informed of a remarkable confirmation of God's presence with Paul in the raising from the dead of a...
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...
Acts 20:16. FOR PAUL HAD DETERMINED TO SAIL BY EPHESUS, BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT SPEND THE TIME IN ASIA; FOR HE HASTED, IF IT WERE POSSIBLE FOR HIM, TO HE AT JERUSALEM THE DAY OF PENTECOST. The apostle ha...
FOR PAUL HAD DETERMINED (κεκρικε γαρ ο Παυλος). Past perfect active (correct text) of κρινω and not the aorist εκρινε. Either Paul controlled the ship or the captain was willing to oblige him.TO SA...
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...
AND SAILED OFF TO ASSOS. Luke says: "we went on ahead," implying that he and some others went by ship. Paul followed the Roman road that connected Troas with Assos (a distance of twenty miles). It was...
_And we went before to ship and sailed unto Assos._ ANALYSIS OF SERVICE 1. These arrangements were under Paul’s own hand. He himself would Lake the twenty miles’ walk and make a religious exercise of...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 20:13. TO GO AFOOT.—Or, _by land_. “A paved road extended from Troas to Assos; so that starting even as late as seven or eight A.M. Paul could have reached Assos, twenty miles...
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 16:8; Acts 2:1; Acts 12:13; Acts 18:21; Acts 19:21;...
To spend time [χ ρ ο ν ο τ ρ ι β η σ α ι]. Only here in New Testament. The word carries the suggestion of a waste of time, being compounded with tribw, to rub; to wear out by rubbing. The sense is nea...