Act 20:6 | NETfull | STEP | We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and within five days we came to the others in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

Acts 20:6

6 We ^{▼▼ This marks the beginning of another “we” section in Acts. These have been traditionally understood to mean that Luke was in the company of Paul for this part of the journey.} sailed away from Philippi ^{▼▼ 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.} after the days of Unleavened Bread, ^{▼▼ The days of Unleavened Bread refer to the week following Passover. Originally an agricultural festival commemorating the beginning of harvest, it was celebrated for seven days beginning on the fifteenth day of the month Nisan (March-April). It was later combined with Passover (Exod 12:1–20; Ezek 45:21–24; Matt 26:17; Luke 22:1).} and within five days ^{▼▼ BDAG 160 s.v. ἄχρι 1.a.α has “ἄ. ἡμερῶν πέντε within five days Ac 20:6.”} we came to the others ^{▼▼ Grk “to them”; the referent (the others mentioned in v. 4) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} in Troas, ^{▼▼ Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. From Philippi to Troas was about 125 mi (200 km).} where we stayed for seven days.