Acts 20:6

Acts 20:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
• New International Version (NIV)But we sailed from Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.

Context of Acts 20:6

4And he was accompanied by Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia. 5Now these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas. We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and reached them at Troas within five days; and we stayed there for seven days. 7On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight. 8There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered together.

Acts 20:6 word by word

ἡμεῖς δὲ ἐξεπλεύσαμεν μετὰ τὰς ἡμέρας τῶν ἀζύμων ἀπὸ Φιλίππων καὶ ἤλθομεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν Τρῳάδα ἄχρι ἡμερῶν πέντε διετρίψαμεν ἡμέρας ἑπτά.¶Read the interlinear

• We sailedἐκπλέωekpleō · to sail out/awayG1602
• PhilippiΦίλιπποιPhilippoi · PhilippiG5375
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of Unleavenedἄζυμοςazumos · unleavenedG106
• and reachedἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• and reachedπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• TroasΤρωάςTrōas · TroasG5174
• withinἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• fiveπέντεpente · fiveG4002
• and we stayedδιατρίβωdiatribō · to remainG1304
• thereοὗhou · whitherG3757
• for sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033

Cross-references for Acts 20:6

• Acts 16:12and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were spending some days in this city.
• Philippians 1:1Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons:
• 1 Thessalonians 2:2but after we had already suffered and been treated abusively in Philippi, as you know, we had the boldness in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.
• Acts 12:3When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter as well. (Now these were the days of Unleavened Bread.)
• Exodus 12:14‘Now this day shall be a memorial to you, and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations you are to celebrate it as a permanent ordinance.
• Exodus 13:6For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the Lord.
• Exodus 23:15You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in that month you came out of Egypt. And no one is to appear before Me empty-handed.
• Exodus 34:18“You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month of Abib; for in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.
• 2 Timothy 4:13When you come, bring the overcoat which I left at Troas with Carpus, and the books, especially the parchments.
• Acts 21:4After looking up the disciples, we stayed there for seven days; and they kept telling Paul, through the Spirit, not to set foot in Jerusalem.
• Acts 28:14There we found some brothers and sisters, and were invited to stay with them for seven days; and that is how we came to Rome.

Commentaries on Acts 20:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Days of unleavened bread - The seven days of the passover, in which they ate unleavened bread. See the account of this festival in the notes on Exodus 12:1-51 (note). It is evident, from the manner in which St. Luke writes here, that he had not been with St. Paul since the time he accompanied him to Philippi, Acts 16:10-12; but he now embarks at Philippi with the apostle, and accompanies him to Troas, and continues with him through the rest of his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6After the days of unleavened bread - After the seven days of the Passover, during which they ate only unleavened bread. See Acts 16:11-12; but the navigation of the sea is uncertain, and they were now probably hindered by contrary winds.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. 1-12This section of the apostle's life, though peculiarly rich in material, is related with great brevity in the History. Its details must be culled from his own Epistles. 1-2. departed--after Pentecost (1Co 16:8). to go into Macedonia--in pursuance of the first part of his plan (Ac 19:21). From his Epistles we learn; (1) That, as might have been expected from its position on the coast, he revisited Troas (2Co 2:12; see on Ac 16:8). (2) That while on his…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 20:6

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

In the dictionaries

• Philippi
• Troas
• Philippi, Philippians
• unleavened bread
• Appoint
• Bind
• Bishop
• Counsel
• Count
• Course

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