Acts 20:5

Acts 20:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These going before tarried for us at Troas.
• New International Version (NIV)These men went on ahead and waited for us at Troas.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas,
• New King James Version (NKJV)These men, going ahead, waited for us at Troas.

Context of Acts 20:5

3And he stayed three months, and when a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia (northern Greece). 4He was accompanied by Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and by Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia. These men went on ahead and were waiting for us (including Luke) at Troas. 6We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread (Passover week), and within five days we reached them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days. 7Now on the first day of the week (Sunday), when we were gathered together to break bread (share communion), Paul began talking with them, intending to leave the next day; and he kept on with his message until midnight.

Acts 20:5 word by word

οὗτοι δὲ ἔμενον ἡμᾶς ἐν Τρῳάδι·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• going beforeπροέρχομαιproerchomai · to go beforeG4281
• tarriedμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• for usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• TroasΤρωάςTrōas · TroasG5174

Cross-references for Acts 20:5

• Acts 16:8so passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.
• 2 Corinthians 2:12Now when I arrived at Troas to preach the good news of Christ, even though a door [of opportunity] opened for me in the Lord,
• 2 Timothy 4:13When you come bring the coat that I left at Troas with Carpus, and the books, especially the parchments.

Commentaries on Acts 20:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Tarried for us at Troas - See the preceding verse. Troas was a small town in Phrygia Minor, in the province called the Troad: see Acts 16:8.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5These going before - Going before Paul and Luke. Dr. Doddridge supposes that only Tychicus and Trophimus went before the others. Perhaps the Greek most naturally demands this interpretation. Tarried for us - The word “us,” here, shows that Luke had again joined Paul as his companion. In Acts 16:12 it appears that Luke was in Philippi, in the house of Lydia. Why he remained there, or why he did not attend Paul in his journey to Athens, Corinth, Ephesus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-15This is another of the “we” passages in Acts (sections where Luke includes himself in the story; see study note on 16:10). Luke likely joined Paul again at Philippi, where he had stayed some years earlier. He then traveled with Paul to Jerusalem (21:1–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. there accompanied him into Asia--the province of Asia. Sopater of Berea--The true reading, beyond doubt, is, "Sopater [the son] of Pyrrhus of Berea." Some think this mention of his father was to distinguish him from Sosipater (the same name in fuller form), mentioned in Ro 16:21. But that they were the same person seems more probable. of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus--(See on Ac 19:29). and Secundus--of whom nothing else is known. Gaius of…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 20:5

• Luke
• Macedonia
• Paul
• Philippi
• Secundus
• Troas

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Commentaries on Acts 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings