Focused Passage

Acts 20:1-6

Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God

Paul encourages the churches, escapes a plot, gathers with believers in Troas, restores Eutychus, travels toward Jerusalem, and charges the Ephesian elders to guard themselves and shepherd the church of God.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.

2 After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,

3 where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.

4 Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.

5 These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.

6 And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 7:5 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 1:3 Classic cross-references Acts 16:9 Classic cross-references Acts 19:21 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 16:5 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 3:2-3 OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 OliveGrove study links Acts 14:21-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction When Μετὰ G3326 Preposition the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular uproar θόρυβον G2351 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular had ended παύσασθαι G3973 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Paul Παῦλος G3972 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular sent for μεταπεμψάμενος G3343 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural disciples μαθητὰς G3101 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural And καὶ G2532 Conjunction after encouraging [them] παρακαλέσας G3870 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular he said goodbye [to them] ἀσπασάμενος G782 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular [and] left ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular for πορεύεσθαι G4198 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition Macedonia Μακεδονίαν G3109 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

1 Thessalonians 4:1 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 2:3 Classic cross-references Colossians 1:28 Classic cross-references Romans 12:8 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 2:11 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 3:2-3 OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 OliveGrove study links Acts 14:21-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

[After] δὲ G1161 Conjunction traveling through διελθὼν G1330 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular that ἐκεῖνα G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural area μέρη G3313 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction speaking many words of encouragement παρακαλέσας G3870 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural . . . πολλῷ G4183 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular . . . λόγῳ G3056 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular he arrived ἦλθεν G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Greece Ἑλλάδα G1671 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Acts 20:19 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 11:26 Classic cross-references Acts 25:3 Classic cross-references Acts 9:23 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 7:5 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 3:2-3 OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 OliveGrove study links Acts 14:21-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

[where] τε G5037 Conjunction he stayed ποιήσας G4160 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular three τρεῖς G5140 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural months μῆνας G3376 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural [And when] ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαίων G2453 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural formed γενομένης G1096 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular a plot ἐπιβουλῆς G1917 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular against him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular [as] he was about μέλλοντι G3195 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular to sail ἀνάγεσθαι G321 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive for εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Syria Συρίαν G4947 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular he decided γνώμης G1106 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular . . . ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular to go back ὑποστρέφειν G5290 Verb - Present Infinitive Active through διὰ G1223 Preposition Macedonia Μακεδονίας G3109 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Acts 19:29 Classic cross-references Ephesians 6:21 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 4:20 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 4:12 Classic cross-references 3 John 1:1 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 3:2-3 OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 OliveGrove study links Acts 14:21-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Paul] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular was accompanied by Συνείπετο G4902 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Sopater Σώπατρος G4986 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular [son of] Pyrrhus Πύρρου G4450 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular from Berea Βεροιαῖος G961 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction Aristarchus Ἀρίσταρχος G708 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Secundus Σεκοῦνδος G4580 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular from Thessalonica Θεσσαλονικέων G2331 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Gaius Γάϊος G1050 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular from Derbe Δερβαῖος G1190 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Timothy Τιμόθεος G5095 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and δὲ G1161 Conjunction Tychicus Τυχικὸς G5190 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Trophimus Τρόφιμος G5161 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular from [the province of] Asia Ἀσιανοὶ G774 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

Literally from Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey; also in verses 16 and 18.

Verse 5

Cross-references

Acts 16:8 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 2:12 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 4:13 Classic cross-references Acts 16:10 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 3:2-3 OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 OliveGrove study links Acts 14:21-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction These [men] οὗτοι G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural went on ahead προελθόντες G4281 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [and] waited for ἔμενον G3306 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition Troas Τρῳάδι G5174 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Acts 12:3 Classic cross-references Exodus 12:14 Classic cross-references Acts 16:12 Classic cross-references Acts 21:4 Classic cross-references Exodus 23:15 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 3:2-3 OliveGrove study links 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 OliveGrove study links Acts 14:21-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction after μετὰ G3326 Preposition the τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural [Feast] ἡμέρας G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural of τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural Unleavened Bread ἀζύμων G106 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural we ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural sailed ἐξεπλεύσαμεν G1602 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition Philippi Φιλίππων G5375 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction five πέντε G4002 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural days ἡμερῶν G2250 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural later ἄχρι G891 Preposition we rejoined ἤλθομεν G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural - πρὸς G4314 Preposition them αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural in εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Troas Τρῳάδα G5174 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular where ὅπου G3699 Adverb we stayed διετρίψαμεν G1304 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural seven ἑπτά G2033 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural days ἡμέρας G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural

BSB notes

Literally after the days of the Unleavened; see Exodus 12:14–20.

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