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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 20:4

Acts 20:4. There accompanied him—Sopater, &c.— The several persons mentioned in this verse are thought by some to have been joined with St. Paul, as messengers of the churches, in carrying their contributions to the poor brethren at Jerusalem. Compare 1Co 16:3-4 and 2 Corinthians 8:19-23. We know but few particulars of most of them. Sopater, who in most ancient manuscripts is called the son of Pyrrhus, is generally thought to be the same with Sosipater, whom St. Paul has mentioned as his... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 20:4

4, 5. there accompanied him into Asia—the province of Asia. Sopater of Berea—The true reading, beyond doubt, is, "Sopater [the son] of Pyrrhus of Berea." Some think this mention of his father was to distinguish him from Sosipater (the same name in fuller form), mentioned in :-. But that they were the same person seems more probable. of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus—(See on :-). and Secundus—of whom nothing else is known. Gaius of Derbe—Though the Gaius of Acts 19:29 is said to be of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 20:5

5, 6. These going before—perhaps to announce and prepare for the apostle's coming. tarried for us at Troas. 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 20:4

The men Luke identified here were the representatives of the churches in the provinces of Macedonia, Galatia, and Asia who accompanied Paul with the gift of money for the Jerusalem church. Sopater may be the Sosipater of Romans 16:21. Paul himself may have represented the province of Achaia and the church in Corinth while Luke may have represented the Philippian Christians, but Luke did not make this clear. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 20:5-6

Apparently these men travelled from Corinth to Philippi with Paul. In Philippi Paul met Luke who may have ministered there since Paul had founded the Philippian church (cf. Acts 16:10-40). Paul’s team celebrated the feast of Unleavened Bread, which followed immediately after Passover, in Philippi. This eight-day festival began with Passover and continued with the feast of Unleavened Bread. The Jews commonly referred to the whole holiday as the feast of Unleavened Bread since it was the longer... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 20:4

20:4 Derbe, (b-26) Or 'Gaius of Derbe and Timotheus.' 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 20:4

(4) And there accompanied him into Asia . . .—The occurrence of the two names, Timotheus and Sosipater (another form of Sopater) in Romans 16:21 makes it probable that all of those here named were with St. Paul at Corinth. As they were to go with him to Jerusalem, it was indeed natural they should have gone to the city from which he intended to embark. It is not difficult to discover the reason of their accompanying him. He was carrying up a large sum in trust for the churches of Judæa, and he... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:5

(5) These going before tarried for us at Troas.—Two motives may be assigned for this arrangement—(1) It enabled St. Paul to keep the Passover with the church at Philippi, starting “after the days of unleavened bread,” and that feast was already assuming a new character as the festival of the Resurrection, bringing with it also the commemoration that “Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us” (1 Corinthians 5:7-8); (2) The disciples who went on in advance would announce St. Paul’s coming to the... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 20:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 20:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 20:5

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 20:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 20:5-6

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 20:4

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:4

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:5

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