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

3Paul stayed in Greece for three months. One day, he was preparing to travel to Syria by ship. But then he heard news that some Jews wanted to kill him on the journey. So he decided to travel through Macedonia and return to Jerusalem. 4These are the men who went with Paul: Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica; Gaius from Derbe; Timothy; Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia region. These men had all left by ship before we did. When they arrived in Troas, they waited for us there. 6As for us, we sailed by ship from Philippi, after the festival when the Jews eat flat bread. After five days we arrived in Troas. We met the other men there and we all stayed there for seven days. 7On the Sunday evening, we met together with the believers. We broke bread into pieces and we shared it with each other. Paul spoke to the believers for a long time, until midnight. This was because he wanted to leave Troas the next day.

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 they went quickly through Mysia and they arrived at the city of Troas, on the coast.
• 2 Corinthians 2:12I went to Troas city to tell people the good news about Christ. When I arrived there, I discovered that the Lord had already prepared people to listen.
• 2 Timothy 4:13I left a coat with Carpus in Troas. Bring it when you come. Also bring the books for me. If you cannot bring all of them, then be sure to bring my special papers.

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