Acts 20:3

Acts 20:3

Journeys in Greece

1 After the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and ^adeparted to go to Macedonia.

2 Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he came to ^aGreece

3 and stayed three months. And ^awhen the Jews plotted against him as he was about to sail to Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

4 And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to Asia—also ^aAristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and ^bGaius of Derbe, and ^cTimothy, and ^dTychicus and ^eTrophimus of Asia.

5 These men, going ahead, waited for us at ^aTroas.

6 But we sailed away from Philippi after ^athe Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them ^bat Troas, where we stayed seven days.

Ministering at Troas

7 Now on ^athe first day of the week, when the disciples came together ^bto break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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And there abode - Why he remained here is unknown. It is probable that while in Greece he wrote the Epistle to the Romans. Compare Romans 15:25-27.

And when the Jews laid wait for him - There was a design formed against him by the Jews, which they sought to execute. Why they formed this purpose the historian has not informed us.

As he was about to sail - It would seem from this, that the design of the Jews was to attack the ship in which he was about to sail, or to arrest him on shipboard. This fact determined him to take a much more circuitous route by land, so that the churches of Macedonia were favored with another visit from him.

Into Syria - On his way to Jerusalem.

He purposed ... - He resolved to avoid the snare which they had laid for him, and to return by the same way in which he had come into Greece.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Acts 20:3:**

Acts 1:1
Acts 20:19
Romans 15:25
2 Corinthians 1:8
2 Corinthians 1:8

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