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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 20:1

The uproar - The tumult excited, by Demetrius and the workmen. After it had been quieted by the town-clerk, Acts 19:40-41.Embraced them - Saluted them; gave them parting expressions of kindness. Compare the Luke 7:45 note; Romans 16:16 note; 1 Corinthians 16:20 note; 2 Corinthians 13:12 note; 1 Thessalonians 5:26 note; 1 Peter 5:14 note. The Syriac translates this, “Paul caned the disciples, and consoled them, and kissed them.”To go into Macedonia - On his way to Jerusalem, agreeably to his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 20:1

Acts 20:1. After the uproar, Paul called unto him the disciples To comfort and encourage them; and departed From Ephesus, after the long abode he had made there; to go into Macedonia To visit the churches at Philippi, Thessalonica, and Berea. This, however, does not necessarily imply his immediate departure: he may have remained in Ephesus and its neighbourhood some months after the riot, to comfort the disciples, and establish the churches of Asia, whose salutation he sent in the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 20:1-2

Through Macedonia and Achaia (20:1-2)As seen in paragraph 8 of the above summary, at the end of Paul’s three years in Ephesus he travelled north to Troas and then across to Macedonia (20:1). After meeting Titus and writing 2 Corinthians, Paul moved around other parts of the region and then headed south towards Achaia (2). Possibly one place he visited was Illyricum, a region that in New Testament times included the Roman province of Dalmatia and in modern times includes the country of Albania... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 20:1

And = Now. uproar = din. Greek. thorubos. Here, Acts 21:34 ; Acts 24:18 . Matthew 26:5 ; Matthew 27:24 .Mark 5:38 ; Mark 14:2 . Compare Acts 17:5 . called unto . The texts and Syriac read comforted, or exhorted. App-134 . embraced . Greek. aspazomai. Generally translated "salute", or "greet". Compare 2 Corinthians 13:12 . for . Omit. Macedonia . Compare verses: Acts 20:21 , Acts 20:22 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 20:1

The first six verses give a summary of many months of Paul's travels; a special account of Paul and company taking the Lord's supper at Troas is given (Acts 20:7-12); Paul continued his trip to Jerusalem (Acts 20:13-16); he called for a meeting with the Ephesian elders, bidding them farewell (Acts 20:17-35); and a special account of the tearful farewell is given (Acts 20:36-38).Like all of the sacred writings, Acts omits many of the things men are naturally curious about; but the Holy Spirit... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 20:1

1, 2. departed—after Pentecost (1 Corinthians 16:8). to go into Macedonia—in pursuance of the first part of his plan (1 Corinthians 16:8- :). From his Epistles we learn; (1) That, as might have been expected from its position on the coast, he revisited Troas (1 Corinthians 16:8- :; see on Acts 20:1). (2) That while on his former visit he appears to have done no missionary work there, he now went expressly "to preach Christ's Gospel," and found "a door opened unto him of the Lord" there, which... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 20:1

Evidently soon after the riot Paul left Ephesus to pursue his plan to return to Jerusalem through Macedonia and Achaia (Acts 19:21). He travelled up to Troas where he could have ministered for some time because "a door was opened" for him there (2 Corinthians 2:12). Nevertheless he was uneasy about the trouble in the Corinthian church. He had sent Titus to Corinth, evidently from Ephesus, with a severe letter to the church. He was eager to hear what the reaction to it had been (2 Corinthians... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 20:1-6

Paul’s visit to Macedonia and Achaia 20:1-6"This report of Paul’s return visit to Macedonia and Achaia is the briefest account of an extended ministry in all of Acts-even more so than the summary of the ministry at Ephesus (cf. Acts 19:8-12). Nevertheless, it can be filled out to some extent by certain personal references and historical allusions in 2 Corinthians and Romans, which were written during this time." [Note: Longenecker, p. 506.] read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 20:1-38

Third Missionary Journey (continued)1-6. Paul in Macedonia and Greece. St. Paul waited at Ephesus until the return of Timothy and Erastus, and left Ephesus shortly after Pentecost, 55 a.d. (1 Corinthians 16:8-12). We learn from Romans 15:19 that he spent some time in Macedonia, and extended his missionary labours (which were marked by signal miracles) as far as Illyricum. From Macedonia he wrote the second Corinthian Epistle, and (according to a widely held opinion) the Epistle to the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:1

XX.(1) Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them . . .—The latter verb implies a farewell salutation.Departed for to go into Macedonia.—We are able from the Epistles to the Corinthians to fill up the gap left in the narrative of the Acts. Having sent Timotheus and Erastus to see after the discipline of the Church of Corinth (Acts 19:17), the Apostle was cheered by the coming of Stephanas and his two companions (1 Corinthians 16:17), and apparently wrote by them what is now the First... read more