Acts 20:13-14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 20:13-16

Paul is hastening towards Jerusalem, but strives to do all the good he can by the way, os en parodo, ?as it were by the by.? He had called at Troas, and done good there; and now he makes a sort of coasting voyage, the merchants would call it a trading voyage, going from place to place, and no doubt endeavouring to make every place he came to the better for him, as every good man should do. I. He sent his companions by sea to Assos, but he himself was minded to go afoot, Acts 20:13. He had... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 20:13-16

20:13-16 But we went to the ship and set sail for Assos, for there we intended to take Paul on board for he had arranged things in this way, since he himself intended to do that stage on foot. When we met him at Assos we took him on board and went to Mitylene. On the next day we sailed away from there and arrived opposite Chios. On the second day we crossed over to Samos and on the next day we came to Miletus.. for Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to have to spend time in Asia.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:13

And we went before to ship ,.... That is, Luke, the writer of this history, and the rest of the apostle's company, went before him to a ship, which lay at Troas, and went aboard it: and sailed unto Assos ; a city of Aeolia, or Mysia; and is said by Pliny to be the same with Apollonia; and which he places on the sea shore, where it is evident this Assos was. His words are F13 Nat. Hist, l. 5. c. 30. , "on the shore Antandros, formerly called Edonis, then Cimmeris and Assos, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:14

And when he met with us at Assos ,.... According to appointment: we took him in ; to the ship, and so sailed on: and came to Mitylene ; a city in Lesbos F21 Plin. l. 5. c. 31. Mela, l. 2. c. 14. , an island in the Aegean sea, now Metelino: sometimes the island is so called, and is about seven miles and a half from the continent: of this city Vitruvius F23 De Architectura, l. 1. c. 6. p. 27, says, that it was magnificently and elegantly built, but not prudently situated;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 20:13

Sailed unto Assos - Assos, according to Pausanias, Eliac. ii. 4, and Pliny, Hist. Nat. xxxvi. 27, was a maritime town of Asia, in the Troad. Strabo and Stephanus place it in Mysia. It was also called Apollonia, according to Pliny, Ib. lib. Acts 20:30 . The passage by sea to this place was much longer than by land; and therefore St. Paul chose to go by land, while the others went by sea. Intending to take in Paul - Αναλαμβανειν , To take him in Again; for it appears he had already... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 20:14

Came to Mitylene - This was a seaport town in the isle of Lesbos: see its place in the map. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 20:13

Verse 13− 13.When we had taken ship. It is uncertain why Paul did choose rather to go by land, whether it were because sailing might be to him troublesome, or that as he did pass by he might visit the brethren. I think that he did then eschew the sea for his health’s sake. And his courtesy is greatly to be commended, in that he spared his companions. For to what end did he suffer them to depart, save only that he might ease them of the trouble? So that we see that they did strive among... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:1-16

Scenes by the way. I. FUGITIVE SERVICE . "When they persecute you in one city, flee into another," had said the Lord. But not as a hireling who sees the wolf coming; rather as a brave warrior who retreats fighting. The brave retreat may reflect more honor than the hopeless prolongation of warfare. We must know when to give way. There is a "wise passiveness" and a "masterly inactivity." If we can but gain our Christian point, we should suffer no scruple of vanity to stand in our... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:13

But for and, A.V.; going for went, A.V. ; the ship for ship, A.V. ; set sail for and sailed, A.V.; for for unto, A.V.; intending for minding, A.V.; by land for afoot, A.V. Assos . A seaport on the coast of Troas, twenty-four Roman miles from Troas. The town was built on a high and precipitous cliff. Luke does not tell us why on this occasion he was separated from Paul. Had he appointed . The passive διατεταγμένος ἧν is here used in an active sense, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:13-16

Troas to Miletus. A glimpse into the activity of Paul's life. I. His extraordinary ENERGY . Walking probably some twenty miles to Assos to meet the vessel. His independence of character. Although a man of strong affections, he loved to be alone sometimes. His purposes were maturely formed and resolutely carried out. II. His spiritual life was sustained by FELLOWSHIP WITH BRETHREN . The long voyages made in those days in sailing-vessels of only moderate speed would afford... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 20:13-16

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 20:13-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 20:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 20:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 20:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 20:13-16

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