Acts 20:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. ”

Acts 20:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Sailed unto Assos - There were several cities of this name. One was in Lycia; one in the territory of Eolis; one in Mysia; one in Lydia; and another in Epirus. The latter is the one intended here...
Acts 20:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Troas to Miletus. In the Armenian Catena we read: But Luke and those with me came on the vessel; words which, if we were sure of their really being in the journal, would show that Luke was not it...
Acts 20:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

to ship . on board. Literally upon (Greek. epi . App-104.) the ship. intending . being about. Same as in verses: Acts 20:3 ; Acts 20:7 ; Acts 20:38 . take in . receive on board. had he app...
Acts 20:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 13. When we had taken ship. It is uncertain why Paul did choose rather to go by land, whether it were because sailing might be to him troublesome, or that as he did pass by he might visit...
Acts 20:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. Sailed unto Assos - Assos, according to Pausanias, Eliac. ii....
Acts 20:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Assos, &c.— Assos was a principal town on the sea-coast of Asia, in Mysia. Mitylene, ( Acts 20:14 .) was a celebrated sea-port in the island of Lesbos. Chios ( Acts 20:15 .) was an island...
Acts 20:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, th...
Acts 20:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Third Missionary Journey (continued) 1-6. Paul in Macedonia and Greece. St. Paul waited at Ephesus until the return of Timothy and Erastus, and left Ephesus shortly after Pentecost, 55 a.d. ( 1 Co...
Acts 20:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Acts 20:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Parting Message Acts 20:13-27 The vessel had to stop at Miletus and Paul sent word to the Ephesian elders, urging them to come and see him. He spent the day in their company, and before parti...
Acts 20:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Restful and mastered by Christ, Paul was yet restless and resistless in devotion to the enterprise of his Lord. These facts are evident throughout this chapter. We follow him in rapid movements, alwa...
Acts 20:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. (14) And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and ca...
Acts 20:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 unt...
Acts 20:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. Ver. 13. Assos ] A chief city of Mysia, called also Apoll...
Acts 20:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And we went before to ship Namely, those that were to go with Paul; and sailed unto Assos A city to the south of Troas; there intending to take in Paul Who went thither on foot The place bein...
Acts 20:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Finally Paul follows Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia, leaving a field of labor that had been most fruitful. How long he spent in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea we are not told, but he gave them mu...
Acts 20:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul on a Voyage. 13 And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, m...
Acts 20:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Assos; a city in Mysia, called also Apollonia, not far from Troas either by water or land. Minding himself to go afoot; Paul's going on foot might be the rather, that so he might have the better...
Acts 20:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Journey to Jerusalem (20:3-21:16). As we read this section of Acts some of it may seem a little pointless and repetitive. But we must recognise in it what Luke is doing. One purpose that he ha...
Acts 20:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 20:13 . To go afoot .—Or, by land . “A paved road extended from Troas to Assos; so that starting even as late as seven or eight A.M. Paul could have reached Assos, twenty...
Acts 20:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 20:4 . There accompanied him Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, according to the Vulgate. He is called by Paul, Sosipater. Romans 16:21 . Aristarchus, who accompanied him to Rome, and...
Acts 20:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

And we went before to ship and sailed unto Assos. Analysis of service 1. These arrangements were under Paul’s own hand. He himself would Lake the twenty miles’ walk and make a religious exercis...
Acts 20:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 20:1 Having sent for … and exhorted for called unto him, A.V. and T.R.; took leave of them, and departed for and embraced them, and departed, A.V. Departed for to...
Acts 20:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul; for SO had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
Acts 20:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 1:35 ; Mark 6:31-33 ; Mark 6:46
Acts 20:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Being himself to go on foot — That he might enjoy the company of his Christian brethren a little longer, although he had passed the night without sleep, and though Assos was of difficult and danger...

Acts 20:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 20:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 20:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 20:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 20:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 20:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Acts 20:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 20:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 20:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 20:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 20:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 20:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 20:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 20:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 20:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 20:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 20:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 20:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 20:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 20:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 20:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 20:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 20:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 20:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 20:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 20:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes