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.
9 And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.
10 But Paul went down, afell on him, and embracing him said, b“Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.”
11 Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed.
12 And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted.
From Troas to Miletus
13 Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board; for so he had1 given orders, intending himself to go on foot.
14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.
15 We sailed from there, and the next day came opposite Chios. The following day we arrived at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium. The next day we came to Miletus.
16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for ahe was hurrying bto be at Jerusalem, if possible, on cthe Day of Pentecost.
The Ephesian Elders Exhorted
17 From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.
18 And when they had come to him, he said to them: “You know, afrom the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you,
19 serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me aby the plotting of the Jews;
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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