Acts 20:13-24

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 20:17-35

It should seem the ship Paul and his companions were embarked in for Jerusalem attended him on purpose, and staid or moved as he pleased; for when he came to Miletus, he went ashore, and tarried thee so long as to send for the elders of Ephesus to come to him thither; for if he had gone up to Ephesus, he could never have got away from them. These elders, or presbyters, some think, were those twelve who received the Holy Ghost by Paul's hands, Acts 19:6. But, besides these, it is probable that... 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

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 20:17-38

20:17-38 From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the church. When they were with him he said to them, "You yourselves know how, from the first day I came into Asia, I spent all the time, during which I was with you, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and amidst the trials that happened to me because of the machinations of the Jews. You know how I kept back nothing that was to your profit, how I did not fail to announce my tidings to you and to teach you... 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:15

And we sailed thence ,.... From Mitylene: and came the next day over against Chios ; which, according to R. Benjamin Tudelensis F2 Apollodorus de Orig. Deor. l. 3. p. 130. , was three days' sail from Mitylene; according to Pliny F3 Alex. ab Alex. l. 6. c. 2. it was sixty five miles from it, and is an island in the Icarian or Aegean sea, and lies between Lesbos and Samos, next mentioned; and has its name from the nymph Chione, so called from the exceeding whiteness of her... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:16

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus ,.... That is, to sail by it, without calling at it, as he did, for it lay by the shore before he came to Miletus; but he chose not to stop there, fearing he should be detained by the brethren there: because he would not spend the time in Asia ; of which Ephesus was the metropolis: for he hasted, if it were possible, for him to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost : which was near at hand; for it was but fifty days from the second day of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:17

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus ,.... Which is said, by some, to be about four hundred furlongs from Miletus, and, by others, ten German miles. And called the elders of the church ; that is, at Ephesus; not the ancient members of the church, but the officers of it; the pastors, bishops, and overseers, as they are called, Acts 20:28 and are so styled from their office, and not their age. The twelve disciples the apostle found in this place, and the numerous converts made by him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 20:18

And when they were come to him ,.... That is, when the elders or pastors of the church at Ephesus were come to the apostle at Miletus: he said unto them, ye know, from the first day I came into Asia ; to Ephesus the chief city in it: after what manner I have been with you at all seasons ; what was his conduct, conversation, and constant manner of life; which the apostle takes notice of, not to commend himself, or to obtain applause of men; but either in vindication of himself,... read more

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