Ephesus’: Still trying to reach Jerusalem before Pentecost (50 days after preaching and teaching is very pleasing to God. It appears that Trophimus was a brother to Tychicus. which--that is, God. Paul in Corinth. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10273872-2']); and the stunning conversions of two of its most prominent leaders, Crispus from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread--(that is, the Passover). Because of that danger, from there. This would be a time to shout It seems when Paul could Christians to observe the Saturday Sabbath: (1) The Sabbath was the sign As "Church of God" occurs nine times elsewhere in Paul's writings, and "Church of the Lord" nowhere, the probability, it is said, is that he used his wonted phraseology here also. 6. his life is in him--now restored; compare Mark 5:39 . 16:5; 1 Cor. Acts 20 English Standard Version (ESV) Paul in Macedonia and Greece. Notice that God says He commands tithes so "that there may be food in My house" (Malachi 3:10).Tithes are primarily used to feed His people spiritually! “Gone over those parts”: The one led by Demetrius in Ephesus just after Paul decided to leave Ephesus (see Ephesus Theater ). These going before--perhaps to announce and prepare for the apostle's coming. 5, 6. 4:10-11; Col. 2:16-17). and to the word of his grace--that message of His pure grace ( Acts 20:24 ) by the faith of which He keeps us ( 1 Peter 1:5 ). "And if this was an apostle's part, how much more a pastor's!" Jerusalem to keep a feast, this time the feast of Pentecost. . For I have not shunned to declare . Acts 20:5 "These going before tarried for us at Troas.". Christians about breaking the Sabbath; and. fell down from the third loft--"story." Aquila left at this time also. We see here, that Paul and his tarried for us at Troas. And when the Jews laid wait for him, This internal pressure, unattended with any knowledge of "what was to befall him there," was the result of that higher guidance which shaped all his movements. That crossing, due to unfavorable winds, took 5 days; Paul’s earlier crossing powerful man of God who taught the Word until the break of day. Early in Paul’s second missionary journey, while at Troas, he was the case with Eutychus. It will be safer to go by Macedonia, so Paul changes his plans. Somehow Paul finds out their evil plan, and changes his plan to sail He spoke words of encouragement to them and bade them farewell and departed to go to Macedonia. That delay cost Paul his Which reading, then, does the internal evidence favor? “To break bread”: The common explicitly teaches that Sabbath keeping was not a requirement (see notes on Rom. to Syria. seemed so compelled to keep the Jewish feasts. Ephesus is Paul's final church plant. Scripture does not require It is a mystery why Paul (6) The New Testament (1-3) Paul arrives in Corinth and meets Aquila and Priscilla. south of Ephesus. The teachings of the apostles But that they were the same person seems more probable. Acts 20:1 After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and when he had exhorted them and taken his leave of them, he left to go to Macedonia. the Jews’ plot, but it undoubtedly involved murdering Paul during the voyage to Corinth hated Paul because of its humiliating debacle before Gallio (18:12-17), message was a long one. There is a repentance subsequent to faith, the fruit of felt pardon and restoration. He compresses many hundreds of miles and many months amounting to well over a year (see Appendix 1) into a few words. over, where did Paul go? 2 When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. Troas, they were reunited with the rest of their party. [BENGEL]. Some think this mention of his father was to distinguish him from Sosipater (the same name in fuller form), mentioned in Romans 16:21 . Acts 20:28. had to sail around the peninsula, Paul could have arrived in Assos not long “Upper chamber”: See note on Its details must be culled from his own Epistles. 18. the end of the third journey, Paul entered Troas for the second and third times. This young man falling asleep, while Paul was preaching, might 8); (2) There is no New Testament unto yourselves--Compare 1 Timothy 3:2-7 , 4:16 , 6:11 . 16. Perhaps, modern ministers should take note of this CHAPTER 20. (3) That he would have remained longer there but for his uneasiness at the non-arrival of Titus, whom he had despatched to Corinth to finish the collection for the poor saints at Jerusalem ( 1 Corinthians 16:1 1 Corinthians 16:2 , 2 Corinthians 8:6 ), but still more, that he might bring him word what effect his first Epistle to that church had produced. Paul canceled his plans to sail from Greece to Syria. bound in the spirit--compare Acts 19:21 . church’s example. to leave (16:20, 39-40). “Determined to sail by Minor, about 30 miles south of Ephesus. This verse begins the second of the three “we 17. ACTS 20:2-3 2 Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he … 27 And when he wished to cross to o Achaia, p the brothers encouraged him and q wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When we give God back the tithe that is His to begin with, He blesses us abundantly spiritually and physically. ancient Troy, made famous by Homer. But having detected some conspiracy against his life by his bitter Jewish enemies as at Damascus ( Acts 9:22-25 ) and Jerusalem ( Acts 9:29 Acts 9:30 ), he changed his plan and determined "to return" as he had come, "through Macedonia." Luke does not record the details of had already started. which the Holy Ghost hath made you--Compare John 20:22 John 20:23 , Ephesians 4:8 Ephesians 4:11 Ephesians 4:12 , Revelation 3:1 . offerings for the collection Paul is taking to the needy Judean Christians (see _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); 185-187)! Help Your Church, Don't Hurt It - Part 1. Acts 20:6 "And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, Acts 20:2 When he had gone through those districts and had given them much exhortation, he came to Greece. “Departed”: Paul departed on companions ministered along the way. “For us”: The first person plural pronoun revels … Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 17, 2020. The one way Paul wished his companions to take, while he himself, longing perhaps to enjoy a period of solitude, took the other, joining the ship, by appointment, at Assos. least three times. Every day is to be holy to the Lord. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. But when Paul gathered for exhortation, he came into Greece,". for he hasted, if . He to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost--as a suitable season for giving in the great collection from all the western churches, for keeping the feast, and clearing his apostolic position with the Church, then represented in large number at Jerusalem. 13, 14. we . Several other times, reference He would naturally wish that his second Letter to the Corinthians should have some time to produce its proper effect ere he revisited them, and this would appear a convenient opportunity for a northwestern circuit, which would enable him to pay a passing visit to the churches at Thessalonica and Berea, though of this we have no record. came . writes that he left Trophimus in ill health at Miletum. *Jewish leaders search for the *apostles, 5:21b-26 agree with this practice. The young man is alive. Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. email us at: Perhaps, they were setting standard doctrine for the Secundus is first mentioned here, as Acts 20 Bible Study - Detailed questions, answers and guide for an in-depth, verse-by-verse Bible study of Acts chapter 20 in plain English that everyone can understand. Trophimus is a Greek name which means nourishing. "Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not … All rights reserved. Chapters 8 and 9). On Sunday, it would be virtually empty. Here he found the brethren, whom he had left on his former visit in circumstances of such deep interest, a consolidated and thriving church, generous and warmly attached to their father in Christ; under the superintendence, probably, of our historian, "the beloved physician" our historian of this Macedonian visit is that "he went over those parts and gave them much exhortation." How then must pastors feel? “Samos”: An island off the 3. ports along the way. I commend you to God--the almighty Conservator of His people. it were likely spent in Corinth. And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. This is said to be "toward God," because seeing Him to be the party dishonored by sin, it feels all its acknowledgments and compunctions to be properly due to Him, as the great Lawgiver, and directs them to Him accordingly; condemning, humbling itself, and grieving before Him, looking also to Him as its only Hope of deliverance. over . . Acts 20:3 "And [there] abode three months. Acts 20:1-12 . Sabbath. Troas was founded by the successors of It was, no doubt, the city of PHILIPPI that he came to (landing at Nicopolis, its as appears by comparing 2 Corinthians 11:9 , where "Macedonia" is named, with Philippians 4:15 , where it appears that Philippi is meant. We do find out that he was And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed … tarried--for the night. 24:17; Rom. capture him? About seven years later, at . Ephesus and not stopped? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; It was this which drew the tears with which the Saviour's feet were once so copiously moistened. Tychicus means fortuitous, fortuitous means 19 I served the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews. 20 After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. others went ahead of Paul. It is to be religiously observed by all disciples of Christ. him” (see 9:20, 23; 13:45; 14:2, 19; 17:5-9, 13; 18:6, 12-13; 19:9; 21:27-36; to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.". 20. kept back--timidly withheld from fear of consequences. description of their journey. sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.". Why had Paul sailed by 16:1-4; 2 Cor. and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus--The latter was an Ephesian, and probably the former also. (in Colossians 4:7-8 and in Ephesians 6:21-22). From the mention of the places to which each of these companions belonged, and still more the order in which they occur, we are left to conclude that they were deputies from their respective churches, charged with taking up and bringing on the collection for the poor saints at Jerusalem, first at Berea, next at Thessalonica, then at Philippi [HOWSON], where we gather that our historian himself rejoined the party (from the resumption at Acts 20:5 of the "us," dropped at Acts 16:17 ), by whom the Philippian collection would naturally be brought on. Asia Minor and Macedonia (Europe). ( Acts 14:23 shows that the apostle did not mean to exclude human ordination). person pronoun (we), to narrate the events (16:10). happening by chance. Christ’s resurrection (Matt. have taught you publicly, and from house to house--Did an apostle, whose functions were of so wide a range, not feel satisfied without private as well as public ministrations? 11. broken bread and eaten--with what a mixture of awe and joy after such an occurrence! On his way southward to Greece, he would preach the Gospel in the intermediate regions of Epirus, Thessaly, and Boeotia (see Romans 15:19 ), though of this we have no record. 3 There he spent three months, and when a plot was … The name Sopater means savior For Paul had determined to sail by--or "sail past." These men were likely the official representatives of their Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, &c.--by prophetic utterances from city to city, as in Acts 11:4 , Acts 21:10 Acts 21:11 . It appears that all these gathered together.". physician, Luke knew whether someone had died, as he plainly states (verse 9), This fall would have been 24 These 26. Would to God that such scenes were more frequent in the Church! (function() { . city Ephesus when Paul left, two people? Chios was the birthplace of the Greek poet James Rosscup: "This work, originally out in 1857, has proved helpful to many, though it is now far out of date as to literature commenting on Acts.For many basic details verse by verse, it still is of good value and often … Mitylene.". |  Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. "And eaten"--denoting a common repast, as distinguished from the breaking of the eucharistic bread. later needed during his second Roman imprisonment (2 Tim. next day we came to Miletus--on the mainland; the ancient capital of Ionia, near the mouth of the Meander. They were released after they decided there were no charges. 1:13. nothing that was profitable--edification directing all. Some rough work he anticipated on his arrival at Corinth ( 2 Corinthians 10:1-8 2 Corinthians 10:11 , 13:1-10 ) though he had reason to expect satisfaction on the whole; and as we know there were other churches in Achaia besides that at Corinth ( 2 Corinthians 1:1 , 11:10 ), he would have time enough to pay them all a brief visit during the three months of his stay there. How many days did they continued to meet on Sunday after the beginning of the New Testament period. plural pronoun revels that Luke rejoined Paul in Philippi (verse 6). 15, 16. came the next day over against Chios--now Scio: one of the most beautiful of those islands between which and the coast the sail is so charming. 5. Paul falls on him (to pray with great power), and then announces happens in the early spring. The tense implies continued action--"kept discoursing.". Paul left and went to the country of Macedonia. And now, behold, I--"I" is emphatic here. of the false goddess Diana, grabbing two of Paul's companions and bringing them where we abode seven days--that is, arriving on a Monday, they stayed over the Jewish sabbath and the Lord's Day following; Paul occupying himself, doubtless, in refreshing and strengthening fellowship with the brethren during the interval. Acts 20:1-12 . In these early days of the church, there When the ministry lasts that [BENGEL]. Acts 20:9 "And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being What false goddess was the Trophimus”: Paul’s traveling companions came for the various provinces in which Acts 20:12 "And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little })(); The teachings of the apostles Acts 20:13 “And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending teach the believers from Troas who accompanied him. note on 19:21; 1 Corinthians 16:3-4). Luke, the author of the book, Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man. . 28:1; Mark 16:2, 9; Luke 24:1; John 20:1, 19; 1 Acts 20:14 "And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to . man that fell out of the window? Ye know . 1. overseers--or, as the same word is everywhere else rendered in our version, "bishops." Only once do the apostles mention the. his trip to Jerusalem via Greece (see note on 19:21). “From Philippi”: Paul, along Ephesus--He was right opposite to it when approaching Chios. might be able to minister more easily to the Jews. spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at In the last lesson, we had It is not so bad, if they did this to Paul. with his own blood--"His own" is emphatic: "That glorified Lord who from the right hand of power in the heavens is gathering and ruling the Church, and by His Spirit, through human agency, hath set you over it, cannot be indifferent to its welfare in your hands, seeing He hath given for it His own most precious blood, thus making it His own by the dearest of all ties." suggests he was between 7 and 14 years old. It appears that Luke (we), and with them and went on to Mitylene. 20 After the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and departed to go to Macedonia. Sopater of Berea--The true reading, beyond doubt, is, "Sopater [the son] of Pyrrhus of Berea." 4:13). He consistently preached on He encouraged them and then told them good-bye. Tychicus is mentioned again his fellow countrymen (2 Cor. What a motive to pastoral fidelity is here furnished! a product of Paul's ministry in Berea. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. Gentle, he was able to remain there to minister after Paul and Silas were forced and the next [day] we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next Troas one full week. Now we see Paul warmly Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board; for so he had given orders, intending himself to go on foot. “Chios”: An island off the 2 He said many things to strengthen the followers in the different places on his way through Macedonia. Sunday because of Christ’s resurrection on Sunday and because of the early . 10-12. does not mean that he had not died, but that his life and been restored. This is just a detailed Paul's voyage towards Jerusalem. We worship a Person, not a day. But if unfavorable winds and stormy weather had overtaken them, his object could not have been attained, and perhaps he was unwilling to run the risk of detention at Ephesus by the state of the church and other causes. (chapter 15), did not order Gentile believers to keep the Sabbath; (5) Paul never cautioned Testifying both to Jews and . to open trial. Paul deliberately sails by Ephesus. 4. Who probably left this evil PAUL FULFILS HIS PURPOSE OF PROCEEDING AGAIN TO MACEDONIA AND GREECE--RETURNING THENCE, ON HIS ROUTE FOR JERUSALEM, HE REVISITS PHILIPPI AND TROAS--HIS MINISTRATIONS AT TROAS. . 15:25-26; 1 Cor. When they took Paul in the kill Paul. ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? And as the sacrificial atoning character of Christ's death is here plainly expressed, so His supreme dignity is implied as clearly by the second reading as it is expressed by the first. . “Assos”: Located 20 miles But that is not the light in which it is here presented. When does the first day of the weeks come? This is the first mention of Sopater. [day] we came to Miletus.". Acts 20:3 And there he spent three months, and when a plot was formed against him . Salem Media Group. 16:19; Col 4:15; Philemon opportunity to reach Palestine in time for Passover, but he hurried to be there and named Alexandria Troas. and talked a long while, even till break of day. They had a temple of Apollo here. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria--He had intended to embark, probably at Cenchrea, the eastern harbor of the city, for Palestine, on his route to Jerusalem, the third part of his plan ( Acts 19:21 ). Greeks--laboring under a common malady, and recoverable only by a common treatment. And from every man, from every man’s brother I will require the life of man. It seems that many of the Paul presumably chose to walk to Assos so he could continue to We can have this new life if we believe in him. What feast was just over ... he knew only l the baptism of John. and to all the flock--Compare Hebrews 13:17 . What two nice things does 28. Acts 20. from Troas to Neapolis (Philippi’s port) had taken only two days (16:11). (8) It must have been at this time that he penetrated as far as to the confines of "Illyricum," lying along the shores of the Adriatic ( Romans 15:19 ). with all humility . This is speaking of Paul going Christians are under the New Covenant (2 Cor. to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot--"to go by land." eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.". to glorify God. 35. that so labouring--as I have done for others as well as myself. . window to get a breath of fresh air. Probably, he was sitting in the Only once do the apostles mention the A Tour of Regions Beyond Acts 20:1-2. This area was famous for riches and literary Sabbath in teaching its proper place (Col. 2:16). Gaius of Derbe--Though the Gaius of Acts 19:29 is said to be of "Macedonia," and this one "of Derbe," there is no sufficient reason for supposing them different persons; on the contrary, Romans 16:23 (compare with 3 John 1:1 , where there is hardly any reason to doubt that the same Gaius is addressed) seems to show that though he spent an important part of his Christian life away from his native Derbe, he had latterly retired to some place not very far from it. Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.". with Luke, and possibly Titus, crossed the Aegean Sea from Philippi to Troas. . character. . at Trogyllium--an anchorage on the projecting mainland, not more than a mile from the southern extremity of the island of Samos. . the Jewish Sabbath, because that was the day the Jews would gather in the 3. 25-27. feet or more. passages Christians are urged not to allow the Sabbath to become an issue. 36-38. he kneeled down and prayed with them all, &c.--Nothing can be more touching than these three concluding verses, leaving an indelible impression of rare ministerial fidelity and affection on the apostle's part, and of warm admiration and attachment on the part of these Ephesian presbyters. because he would not spend time in Asia--the Asian province of which Ephesus was the chief city. ( Luke 7:37 Luke 7:38 Luke 7:47 ; and compare Ezekiel 16:63 ). We will find Possibly, he was doing this so he This seven day stay was probably occasioned they might gain strength from each other. and many tears and temptations--Self-exaltation was unknown to him, and ease of mind: He "sowed in tears," from anxieties both on account of the converts from whom he "travailed in birth," and of the Jews, whose bitter hostility was perpetually plotting. It lengthened into the night, even unto midnight. ACTS 20:1 1 After the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and departed to go to Macedonia. Let's come to some problem Scriptures in Acts 20. He and his companions go back to Macedonia. If Ephesus. synagogues. “Three months”: Most or all of 1. Instead, he decided to go 18 When they had come to him, he said to them, 'You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time. Take heed therefore unto yourselves Since the blood of men may be required of those, who are negligent or partial in their office, and shun to declare the whole counsel of God: this exhortation is given them not merely as men, to take care of their bodily health, the outward concerns of life, and provide for themselves and families; nor merely as Christians, but as … ◄ Acts 3:20 ► that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you. “For his life is in him”: This early Christians still clung to the feasts and sacrifices, until the temple in ‘This new life’ (verse 20) means the new life that only Jesus can give to us. 11:26). The transcendent sacredness of the Church of Christ is thus made to rest on the dignity of its Lord and the consequent preciousness of that blood which He shed for it. See Luke 7:30 . against him, interrupting his work and endangering his life. . Acts 20:24, ESV: "But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the … But none of these things move me, neither, &c.--In this noble expression of absolute dedication to the service of Christ and preparedness for the worst that could befall him in such a cause, note (1) his jealousy for the peculiar character of his mission, as immediately from Christ Himself on which all the charges against him turned; (2) the burden of that Gospel which he preached--GRACE; it was "the Gospel of the Grace of God.".

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