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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.  
8 There were many lamps ain the upper room where they were gathered together.  
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Acts 20:4

Acts 20:4 Sopater of Berea. The Revised Version, based on the oldest MSS, calls him "the son of Pyrrhus". He is otherwise unknown. Berea was in Macedonia. See PNT "Ac 17:10". Of the Thessalonians. On Thessalonica, see PNT "Ac 17:1. Aristarchus. See Acts 19:29. Secundus. Not named elsewhere. Gaius of Derbe. So named to distinguish him from another Gaius (Acts 19:29). Derbe was in Lycaonia. See PNT "Ac 14:6". Timothy. This celebrated disciple was of Lystra near Derbe. See notes on Acts 16:1-4. Of Asia. See PNT "Ac 2:9". Tychicus. Supposed to be an Ephesian. See Colossians 4:7-8 Eph 6:21 II Timothy 4:12. Trophimus. He attended Paul all the way to Jerusalem. See Acts 21:29 2Ti 4:20.




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