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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 20:2

Acts 20:2. And when he had gone over those parts Zealously pursuing everywhere the work in which he was engaged; and had given much exhortation To the Christians whom he found there, or had exhorted them with much discourse; he came into Greece That part of it which lay between Macedonia and Achaia. In going through Macedonia, the apostle had those outward fightings and inward fears, of which he speaks, 2 Corinthians 7:5. But, after great anxiety in his mind, he was at length comforted... 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 20:2

those parts . Doubtless including Philippi, Thessalonica, &c. given them much exhortation . Literally exhorted (Greek. parakaleo. App-134 .) them with many a word (Greek. logos. App-121 .) read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 20:2

And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came to Greece.Greece ... is the name of the district that included Athens and Corinth. The First Corinthian letter had been dispatched to Corinth during his final months at Ephesus; and during Paul's three months in Corinth (included in this reference to Greece), he wrote the magnificent book of Romans, sending it from Cenchraea by Phoebe. The date often assigned for Romans is early 58 A.D., the date accepted by... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 20:2

2. he came into Greece—or Achaia, in pursuance of the second part of his plan ( :-). 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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 20:2

Paul’s ministry to the province of Illyricum, which lay to the northwest of Macedonia, may have taken place while he was in this area or during his three-year ministry in Ephesus (cf. Romans 15:19). "Greece" here refers to Achaia. Paul may have sent his Epistle to Titus at this time, but he probably wrote it after his acquittal in Rome and after he resumed his missionary travels (Titus 3:12). read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 20:2

20:2 exhorted (a-9) As ch. 16.40. 'comforted,' ver. 12. 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 20:2

(2) And when he had gone over those parts.—Here also we can fill up the outline of the narrative from the Epistles. We may take for granted that St. Paul would revisit the churches which he had himself founded at Thessalonica and Beræa, as well as at Philippi. The names in Acts 20:4 indicate that delegates were chosen, probably by his direction, for the great journey to Jerusalem, which he now began to contemplate. Romans 15:19 indicates a yet wider range of activity. He had taken the great... read more