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Acts 20:13-16

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

13We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.

14And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.

15Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.

16Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

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References and Original Words

Verse 13

Cross-references

Mark 6:46Classic cross-referencesActs 18:21OliveGrove study linksActs 2:1-4OliveGrove study linksEphesians 5:15-16OliveGrove study links

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionWeἩμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Pluralwent on aheadπροελθόντεςG4281Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltoἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularshipπλοῖονG4143Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular[and] sailedἀνήχθημενG321Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person PluraltoἐπὶG1909Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularAssosἎσσονG789Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[where]ἐκεῖθενG1564Adverbwe were toμέλλοντεςG3195Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltakeἀναλαμβάνεινG353Verb - Present Infinitive Active-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularPaul {aboard}ΠαῦλονG3972Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-γὰρG1063ConjunctionHe had arrangedδιατεταγμένοςG1299Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularthisοὕτωςG3779Adverbbecause he was going thereἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .μέλλωνG3195Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .αὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singularon footπεζεύεινG3978Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Verse 14

Cross-references

Acts 18:21OliveGrove study linksActs 2:1-4OliveGrove study linksEphesians 5:15-16OliveGrove study links

Original words

AndδὲG1161ConjunctionwhenὡςG5613Adverbhe metσυνέβαλλενG4820Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralatεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularAssosἎσσονG789Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwe took him aboardἀναλαβόντεςG353Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[and] went onἤλθομενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositionMityleneΜιτυλήνηνG3412Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 15

Cross-references

2 Timothy 4:20Classic cross-referencesActs 20:17Classic cross-referencesActs 18:21OliveGrove study linksActs 2:1-4OliveGrove study linksEphesians 5:15-16OliveGrove study links

Original words

Sailing onἀποπλεύσαντεςG636Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralfrom thereκἀκεῖθενG2547Conjunctionwe arrivedκατηντήσαμενG2658Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluraltheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularnext [day]ἐπιούσῃG1966Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine SingularoppositeἄντικρυςG481PrepositionChiosΧίουG5508Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionTheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular[day] after thatἑτέρᾳG2087Adjective - Dative Feminine Singularwe arrivedπαρεβάλομενG3846Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralatεἰςG1519PrepositionSamosΣάμονG4544Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandδὲG1161Conjunctionon theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularfollowing [day]ἐχομένῃG2192Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Singularwe cameἤλθομενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositionMiletusΜίλητονG3399Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR and, after remaining at Trogyllium,
Verse 16

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 16:8Classic cross-referencesActs 19:21Classic cross-referencesActs 2:1Classic cross-referencesActs 18:21Classic cross-referencesRomans 15:25Classic cross-referencesActs 2:1-4OliveGrove study linksEphesians 5:15-16OliveGrove study links

Original words

-γὰρG1063Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad decidedΚεκρίκειG2919Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto sail pastπαραπλεῦσαιG3896Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularEphesusἜφεσονG2181Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartoὅπωςG3704ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361AdverbavoidγένηταιG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularspending timeχρονοτριβῆσαιG5551Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveinἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular[the province of] AsiaἈσίᾳG773Noun - Dative Feminine SingularbecauseγὰρG1063Conjunctionhe was in a hurryἔσπευδενG4692Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto reachγενέσθαιG1096Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle. . .εἰςG1519PrepositionJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαG2414Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralifεἰG1487Conjunction-εἴηG1510Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person SingularpossibleδυνατὸνG1415Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularby theτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρανG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof PentecostΠεντηκοστῆςG4005Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • That is, Shavuot, the late spring feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; it is also known as the Feast of Harvest (see Exodus 23:16) or the Feast of Weeks (see Exodus 34:22).
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