Acts 16:7-10
16:8 a Troas, a major port on the Aegean Sea, was one of the more significant cities in the Roman Empire. Paul’s strategy was often to visit principal places such as Troas, Athens, Corinth, and Ephesus. When the Christian faith had been planted in major centers, local Christian workers could carry it into outlying areas (e.g., Epaphras took the message from Ephesus to Colosse, Col 1:7 b; 4:12-13 c).Summary for Acts 16:9-10: 16:9-10 d a vision: See thematic note for Visions at end of chapter.
16:10 e we: The most natural interpretation of the shift from “they” to “we” is that Luke accompanied Paul from Troas to Philippi (16:10-17 f). Later Luke joined Paul again at Philippi and sailed with him to Troas, then to Miletus (20:5-15 g), then from Miletus to Jerusalem (21:1-18 h). After Paul’s two-year imprisonment in Caesarea, Luke traveled with him to Rome (27:1–28:16 i).
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