Acts 20:2-16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 20:1-6

These travels of Paul which are thus briefly related, if all in them had been recorded that was memorable and worthy to be written in letters of gold, the world would not contain the books that would have been written; and therefore we have only some general hints of occurrences, which therefore ought to be the more precious. Here is, I. Paul's departure from Ephesus. He had tarried there longer than he had done at any one place since he had been ordained to the apostleship of the Gentiles;... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 20:7-12

We have here an account of what passed at Troas the last of the seven days that Paul staid there. I. There was a solemn religious assembly of the Christians that were there, according to their constant custom, and the custom of all the churches. 1. The disciples came together, Acts 20:7. Though they read, and meditated, and prayed, and sung psalms, apart, and thereby kept up their communion with God, yet that was not enough; they must come together to worship God in concert, and so keep up... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 20:13-16

Paul is hastening towards Jerusalem, but strives to do all the good he can by the way, os en parodo, ?as it were by the by.? He had called at Troas, and done good there; and now he makes a sort of coasting voyage, the merchants would call it a trading voyage, going from place to place, and no doubt endeavouring to make every place he came to the better for him, as every good man should do. I. He sent his companions by sea to Assos, but he himself was minded to go afoot, Acts 20:13. He had... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 20:1-6

20:1-6 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 when he had spoken many a word of encouragement to them, he went into Greece. When he had spent three months there, and when he was about to set sail for Syria, a plot was made against him by the Jews. So he made up his mind to make the return journey through Macedonia. As far as Asia... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 20:7-12

20:7-12 On the first day of the week, when we had gathered together to break bread, Paul, who was about to leave on the next day, spoke to them, and he prolonged his talk until midnight. There were many lamps in the upper room where we were assembled. A young man called Eutychus was sitting by the window. He began to be overcome by a deep sleep. While Paul was talking he was still more overcome by sleep and he fell right down from the third floor and was taken up dead. Paul went down and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 20:13-16

20:13-16 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 at Assos we took him on board and went to Mitylene. On the next day we sailed away from there and arrived opposite Chios. On the second day we crossed over to Samos and on the next day we came to Miletus.. for Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to have to spend time in Asia.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:2

And when he had gone over those parts ,.... Of Macedonia, and the cities in it before mentioned; and had given them much exhortation ; to abide by the doctrines and ordinances of the Gospel, and to walk worthy of it in their lives and conversations; and this exhortation he was frequently giving, as often as he had opportunity, improving his time much this way, and continued long at it: and, having pursued it to a sufficient length, he came into Greece ; or Hellas; which, according to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:3

And there abode three months ,.... In Greece: and when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria ; from some part of Greece, in order to go to Jerusalem; which the Jews in the parts of Greece understanding, laid wait for him, either by sea or land, with an intention either to take the money from him, which he had collected in Macedonia, and in Greece, for the poor saints at Jerusalem, or to take away his life, or both; of which lying in wait for him, the apostle had... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:4

And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea ,.... This Sopater is thought to be the same with Sosipater in Romans 16:21 and in three of Beza's copies, and in as many of Stephens's, he is so called here; the Ethiopic version calls him Peter, a citizen of Berea; and the Arabic version Sopater of Aleppo. The Alexandrian copy, Beza's most ancient copy, and others, the Complutensian edition, and the Vulgate Latin version, read, Sopater of Pyrrhus, the Berean; that is, the son of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:5

These going before ,.... The apostle into Asia, all but Sopater, who accompanied him: tarried for us at Troas ; a city in Asia Minor; see Acts 16:8 whither they went before hand a nearer way, to provide for the apostle, and where they waited for him, and for Sopater, and for Luke, the writer of this history, who appears from hence to be in company with the apostle, and for as many others as were along with him. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 20:1-6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 20:7-12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 20:13-16

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 20:1-6

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 20:7-12

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 20:13-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:5

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