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The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 20:1–38 Paul Travels 20:1 After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying farewell, he left to go to Macedonia. After the disturbance in Ephesus had ended Paul sent for his disciples so that he could encourage them in the faith before department from them to go to Macedonia. 20:2–3 After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece, where he stayed for three months. Because the Jews had made a plot against him as he was intending to sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. While he was there he encouraged the believers in all the towns that he passed through, he always took every opportunity to preach and teach (Ephesians 5:16, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Romans 13:11). He then went down to Greece where he stayed for three months. He planned to sail from there to Syria but on discovering a plot by the Jews to kill him he returned through Macedonia. 20:–5 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. These had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas. Several brethren had gone ahead of him and were waiting at Troas to accompanied him, Sopater from Berea where many of the residents had responded to the Word of God (Acts 17: 10–12) Aristarchus and Gaius who had been seized by the silversmiths in Ephesus (Acts 19:29) and Timothy (Acts 16: 1–2) Tychicus (Ephesians 6:21). All these remained faithful to Christ and to Paul throughout his life (Romans 16:21; Col. 4:10; 2 Timothy 1:2; Romans 16:23; 3 John 1:1; Col. 4:7).
20:6 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.