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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:6

(6) And came unto them to Troas in five days.—The voyage from Troas to Philippi (see Notes on Acts 16:11-12) had taken only three days, but the ship had now to contend against the south-west current that set in from the Dardanelles, and probably also against the Etesian winds blowing from the north-east that prevail in the Archipelago in the spring.Where we abode seven days.—It lies on the surface that the motive for this stay was to keep the Lord’s day (the name was probably already current;... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:7

(7) Upon the first day of the week . . .—This and the counsel given in 1 Corinthians 16:2, are distinct proofs that the Church had already begun to observe the weekly festival of the Resurrection in place of, or, where the disciples were Jews, in addition to, the weekly Sabbath. It lies in the nature of the case that those who were slaves, or freed-men still in service, under heathen masters could not transfer to it the rigid abstinence from labour which characterised the Jewish Sabbath. And on... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:8

(8) And there were many lights in the upper chamber.—We learn from Acts 20:9 that it was on the third floor of the house. In the high narrow streets of Eastern towns the upper storey is often chosen for social or devotional purposes, partly as more removed from the noise of the street, partly as giving access to the roof of the house. Such a room in a good sized house might well hold two or three hundred people. It is a fair inference also that the vividness and minuteness of the account... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:9

(9) There sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus . . .—The name, like those of kindred meaning, such as Felix, Felicia, Felicissimus, Syntyche, Epaphroditus, Fortunatus, Faustus, Felicitas, was sufficiently common, especially among the freed-man class. In one instance, in an inscription in the Collegio Romano, the two names of Eutychus and Felicia appear as belonging to husband and wife.And was taken up dead.—What follows is obviously related as a miraculous resuscitation; but it... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:10

(10) Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him . . .—The act reminds us of those of Elijah (1 Kings 17:21), and Elisha (2 Kings 4:34). The close contact, the clasp of warm affection, gave a new intensity to the prayer of faith, and, as a current of vitality passed, as it were, from the one body to the other, enabled the Apostle to feel that the heart had not ceased to beat, and to give the calming assurance, “his life is in him.” The whole scene is painted, as before, vividly, as by an... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:11

(11) And had broken bread, and eaten.—Better, broken the bread and tasted. In the early usage of the Lord’s Supper the bread was not made, as in the Latin Church, in the form of circular wafers, nor cut up into small cubes, as in most Reformed Churches. The loaf, probably a long roll, was placed before the celebrant, and each piece was broken off as it was given to the communicant. Stress is laid on this practice in 1 Corinthians 10:16, and indeed in the very term of “breaking of bread” as a... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:13

(13) And sailed unto Assos.—The port of Assos. lay about twenty-four miles to the south of Troas. We can only conjecture St. Paul’s motives for going thither himself by land while his companions went by sea. In Acts 16:8 we find that he had avoided Mysia to press on to Troas; but he may well have extended his labours thither during his two years’ sojourn in Asia, and have wished, before he started for Jerusalem, in the full belief that he was never to return to those regions (Acts 20:25), to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:14

(14) We took him in, and came to Mitylene.—This was the capital of Lesbos, and furnished the island with its modern name of Mitilini. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:15

(15) We sailed thence . . .—After the usual manner of the Mediterranean navigation of the time, the ship put into harbour, where it was possible, every evening. Each of the stations named—Lesbos, Chios, Samos—has legendary and historical associations of its own, full of interest for the classical student; but these, we may well believe—the revolt of Mitylene in the Peloponnesian War (Thuc. Book iii.), the brilliant tyranny of Polycrates at Samos (Herod. iii. 39-56), even “the blind old man of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:16

(16) For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus.—The English phrase is unfortunately ambiguous. What is meant is that he had decided to continue his voyage without going to Ephesus—to pass it by.To be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.—The motives for this wish lie on the surface. (1) It was, as has been said in the Note on Acts 2:1, the Feast that attracted most pilgrims from all parts of the world, and therefore gave most scope for his work as an Apostle, especially for the great task of... read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:6

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:7

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:8

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:9

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:10

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:11

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:13

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:14

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:15

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 20:16

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