Acts 20:6
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New International Version (©1984)
But we sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas within five days; and there we stayed seven days.

International Standard Version (©2008)
After the days of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and days later we joined them in Troas and stayed there for seven days.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
After the Festival of Unleavened Bread, we boarded a ship at Philippi. Five days later we joined them in Troas and stayed there for seven days.

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them to Troas in five days; where we stayed seven days.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But we sailed from Philippi after the days of the Azymes, and came to them to Troas in five days, where we abode seven days.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Weymouth New Testament
But we ourselves sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined them in the Troad, where we remained for a week.

World English Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Geneva Study Bible

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.

People's New Testament

20:6 To Troas, See PNT Ac 16:8.

In five days. The winds must have been contrary. Formerly the voyage was made in two days (Ac 16:11).

Wesley's Notes

20:6 We set sail - St. Luke was now with St. Paul again, as we learn from his manner of expressing himself.

Scofield Reference Notes

Margin we

From the use of the pronoun, Luke here rejoins the apostle.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

6. And we sailed . from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread-(that is, the Passover). This, compared with 1Co 16:8, shows that the three months spent at Corinth (Ac 20:3) were the winter months.

came . to Troas-for the third and last time. (See on [2073]Ac 16:8 and [2074]Ac 20:1).

in the five days-As it might have been done in two days, the wind must have been adverse. The vivid style of one now present will be here again observed.

where we abode seven days-that is, arriving on a Monday, they stayed over the Jewish sabbath and the Lord's Day following; Paul occupying himself, doubtless, in refreshing and strengthening fellowship with the brethren during the interval.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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 12:3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. Now it was during the days of Unleavened Bread.
Acts 16:8 and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
Acts 16:10 When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Acts 16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days.
Acts 20:5 But these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas. (NASB ©1995)

Abode Bread Feast Five Food Joined Later Others Ourselves Philippi Philip'pi Sailed Seven Spent Tarried Troad Troas Unleavened Week Within


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.

Philippi. 16:12 Php 1:1 1Th 2:2

the days. 12:3 Ex 12:14,15,18-20 13:6,7 23:15 34:18 1Co 5:7,8

came. 2Ti 4:13

seven. 21:4,8 28:14

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