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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...
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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...
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CHAPTER 20
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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...
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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.,...
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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...
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SETTING OUT FOR JERUSALEM (Acts 20:1-6)...
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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...
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_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...
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Acts 20:1-6. PAUL JOURNEYS THROUGH MACEDONIA AND GREECE, AND RETURNS
AS FAR AS TROAS...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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UNLEAVENED BREAD; the passover....
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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....
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Paul at Troas:...
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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...
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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...
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"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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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‘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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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WE
From the use of the pronoun, Luke here rejoins the apostle....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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…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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 5:7; 1 Corinthians 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; 2 Timothy
4:13;...
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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....
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We set sail — St. Luke was now with St. Paul again, as we learn from
his manner of expressing himself....
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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...