Acts 20:5
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.
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.
7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.
- KJV
- These going before tarried for us at Troas.
- WEB
- But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.
- ASV
- But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.
- DARBY
- These going before waited for us in Troas;
- BLB
- But these, having gone ahead, waited for us in Troas.
- ÅB
- Disse dro i forveien og bidde på oss i Troas;
- OTB
- Disse mennene dro i forveien og ventet på oss i Troas.
- B1930
- Disse drog i forveien og bidde på oss i Troas;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 16:8
So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
Read in context2 Corinthians 2:12
Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
Read in contextActs 16:10–11
As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Read in context2 Timothy 4:13
When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.
Read in contextActs 20:6–8
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.
Read in contextActs 20:13–15
We 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.
Read in context