Acts 20:5-17
Summary for Acts 20:5-15: 20:5-15 a This is another of the “we” passages in Acts (see study note on 16:10). Luke apparently rejoined Paul at Philippi, where Luke had remained several years earlier, and journeyed with Paul to Jerusalem (21:1-18 b).Summary for Acts 20:7-12: 20:7-12 c On the first day of the week the early church commemorated Jesus’ resurrection (see Mark 16:9 d; cp. John 20:19 e; Rev 1:10 f).
• This was Paul’s last visit to Troas, which included gathering to share in the Lord’s Supper. This meal probably included both communion and a common meal (cp. Acts 2:42 g, 46 h; Jude 1:12 i).
• The remarkable feature of this gathering was the understated miraculous restoration of Eutychus, the young man who fell asleep on a windowsill and dropped three stories to his death (cp. Acts 9:36-41 j).
Summary for Acts 20:13-15: 20:13-15 k Assos was a key city in Mysia on the east coast of the Aegean Sea.
• Mitylene was the most strategic city on the island of Lesbos.
• The island of Samos was of major importance on the trade routes from Asia Minor to the west and from the Aegean Sea to Egypt.
20:16 l The Festival of Pentecost was one of the three Jewish pilgrimage festivals (see study note on 2:1-4).
20:17 m Miletus was a major port on the western coast of Asia Minor at the mouth of the Meander River. It provided a place for Paul to meet briefly with the elders of Ephesus on his way to Jerusalem.
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