Acts 20:6
And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
Acts 20:6 in other translations
| BSB | And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days. |
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| WEB | We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days. |
| ASV | And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we tarried seven days. |
| YLT | and we sailed, after the days of the unleavened food, from Philippi, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we abode seven days. |
| DARBY | but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and we came to them to Troas in five days, where we spent seven days. |
| BBE | And we went away from Philippi by ship after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas in five days; and we were there for seven days. |
| Webster | And we sailed away from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days. |
What does Acts 20:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 20:4-6
4-5. there accompanied him into Asia--the province of Asia. Sopater of Berea--The true reading, beyond doubt, is, "Sopater [the son] of Pyrrhus of Berea." Some think this mention of his father was to distinguish him from Sosipater (the same name in fuller form), mentioned in Ro 16:21. But that they were the same person seems more probable. of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus--(See on Ac 19:29). and Secundus--of whom…
Barnes' Notes
In five days. They crossed the AEgean Sea. Paul, when he crossed it on a former occasion, did it in two days, Acts 16:11,12; but the navigation of the sea is uncertain, and they were now probably hindered by contrary winds.
(i) "unleavened bread" Ex 23:15 (k) "Troas" 2Ti 4:13
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 20:1-6
Tumults or opposition may constrain a Christian to remove from his station or alter his purpose, but his work and his pleasure will be the same, wherever he goes. Paul thought it worth while to bestow five days in going to Troas, though it was but for seven days' stay there; but he knew, and so should we, how to redeem even journeying time, and to make it turn to some good account.
Acts 20:6 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 20:6
- Acts 12:3
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
- Exodus 12:14-15
And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
- Acts 16:12
And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
- Exodus 23:15
Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)
- 2 Timothy 4:13
The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7-8
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
- Exodus 34:18
The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.
- Exodus 12:18-20
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even. Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
- Exodus 13:6-7
Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
- Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2
But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
- Acts 16:8
And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
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Context
- Acts 20:5
These going before tarried for us at Troas.
- Acts 20:6
And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
- Acts 20:7
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
Acts 20:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y nosotros, pasados los días de los panes sin levadura, navegamos de Filipos y vinimos á ellos á Troas en cinco días, donde estuvimos siete días. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et pour nous, nous sommes partis à force de voiles, de Philippes, après les jours des pains sans levain, et nous sommes arrivés au bout de cinq jours auprès d’eux dans la Troade, et nous y avons séjourné sept jours. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | wir aber segelten nach den Tagen der ungesäuerten Brote von Philippi ab und kamen in fünf Tagen zu ihnen nach Troas, wo wir sieben Tage verweilten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | nos vero navigavimus post dies azymorum a Philippis, et venimus ad eos Troadem in diebus quinque, ubi demorati sumus diebus septem. |