Act 19:29, 20:4, 27:2 | PNT | STEP | The whole city was filled with confusion . Nothing would more quickly arouse a mob than the belief that both their business and religion were assailed. Gaius . A Macedonian. Aristarchus . Of Thessalonica ( ). They rushed with one accord into the theatre . The remains of the theater are still to be seen. It was of vast extent, and would seat, as its remains show, from 20,000 to 30,000 persons. It was the custom to use the theater, not only for amusements, but for public assemblies.

Acts 19:29

The whole city was filled with confusion. Nothing would more quickly arouse a mob than the belief that both their business and religion were assailed.

Gaius. A Macedonian.

Aristarchus. Of Thessalonica (Ac 20:4).

They rushed with one accord into the theatre. The remains of the theater are still to be seen. It was of vast extent, and would seat, as its remains show, from 20,000 to 30,000 persons. It was the custom to use the theater, not only for amusements, but for public assemblies.

Acts 20:4

Sopater of Berea . The Revised Version, based on the oldest MSS, calls him "the son of Pyrrhus". He is otherwise unknown. Berea was in Macedonia. See PNT Ac 17:10 . Of the Thessalonians . On Thessalonica, see PNT Ac 17:1 . Aristarchus . See Ac 19:29 . Secundus . Not named elsewhere. Gaius of Derbe . So named to distinguish him from another Gaius ( Ac 19:29 ). Derbe was in Lycaonia. See PNT Ac 14:6 . Timothy . This celebrated disciple was of Lystra near Derbe. See notes on Ac 16:1-4 . Of Asia . See PNT Ac 2:9 . Tychicus . Supposed to be an Ephesian. See Col 4:7-8 Eph 6:21 2Ti 4:12 . Trophimus . He attended Paul all the way to Jerusalem. See Ac 21:29 2Ti 4:20 .

Acts 27:2

A ship of Adramyttium. This city was on the Asiatic coast of the Aegean Sea. In those days there were no regular lines of passenger ships, and in making a voyage from Judea to Rome several ships might be necessary to complete the voyage. Paul took three before he reached Rome.

Aristarchus, a Macedonian. He is named in Ac 19:29 20:4. Luke and Aristarchus are the only fellow-Christians who attended Paul on the journey, as far as we know. In Col 4:10, written while a prisoner at Rome, Paul calls Aristarchus his "fellow prisoner", and in Phm 1:24, his "fellow worker".