So he sent into Macedonia . . . Timotheus and Erastus—as his pioneers, in part to bring "them into remembrance of his ways which were in Christ" (I Corinthians 4:17; I Corinthians 16:10), partly to convey his mind on various matters. After a brief stay he was to return (I Corinthians 16:11). It is very unlikely that this Erastus was "the chamberlain of the city" of Corinth, of that name (Romans 16:23).
he himself stayed in—the province of
Asia for a season—that is, at Ephesus, its chief city. (Asia is mentioned in contrast with Macedonia in the previous clause).
After these things were ended—completed, implying something like a natural finish to his long period of labor at Ephesus.
Paul purposed . . . when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem . . . After I have been there, I must also see Rome—Mark here the vastness of the apostle's missionary plans. They were all fulfilled, though he "saw Rome" only as a prisoner.
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