Act 20:4 | NETfull | STEP | Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, as well as Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.

Acts 20:4

4 Paul ^{▼▼ Grk “He”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, ^{▼▼ Berea (alternate spelling in NRSV Beroea; Greek Beroia) was a very old city in Macedonia on the river Astraeus about 45 mi (75 km) from Thessalonica.} ^{▼▼ For location see Journey of Paul map 1-C1; Journey of Paul map 2-C1; Journey of Paul map 3-C1; Journey of Paul map 4-C1.} Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, ^{▼▼ Grk “of the Thessalonians.”} ^{▼▼ For location see Journey of Paul map 1-C1; Journey of Paul map 2-C1; Journey of Paul map 3-C1; Journey of Paul map 4-C1.} Gaius ^{▼▼ Grk “and Gaius,” but this καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.} from Derbe, ^{▼▼ Derbe was a city in Lycaonia about 30 mi (50 km) southeast of Lystra.} ^{▼▼ For location see Journey of Paul map 1-E2; Journey of Paul map 2-E2; Journey of Paul map 3-E2.} and Timothy, as well as Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia. ^{▼▼ Grk “the Asians Tychicus and Trophimus.” In the NT “Asia” always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.}