Acts 20:3

And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	τε te	G5037	both or also (properly · conjunction
abode	ποιήσας poiēsas	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
three	τρεῖς, treis	G5140	"three" · adjective — accusative plural masculine
months	μῆνας mēnas	G3376	a month · noun — accusative plural masculine
when	γενομένης genomenēs	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent participle, genitive singular feminine
Jews	Ἰουδαίων Ioudaiōn	G2453	Judæan · noun — genitive plural masculine, a people name
wait	ἐπιβουλῆς epiboulēs	G1917	a plan against someone · noun — genitive singular feminine
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
about	μέλλοντι mellonti	G3195	to intend · verb — present active participle, dative singular masculine
sail	ἀνάγεσθαι anagesthai	G321	to lead up · verb — present passive infinitive
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Syria	Συρίαν, Surian	G4947	Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre) · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place
he	ἐγένετο egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
purposed	γνώμης gnōmēs	G1106	cognition · noun — genitive singular feminine
return	ὑποστρέφειν hupostrephein	G5290	to turn under (behind) · verb — present active infinitive
through	διὰ dia	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
Macedonia	Μακεδονίας. Makedonias	G3109	Macedonia · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place

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Cross-references

Acts 20:19 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
2 Corinthians 11:26 In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in th…
Acts 9:23-24 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
Acts 25:3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
2 Corinthians 7:5 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
Ezra 8:31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, a…
Proverbs 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
Jeremiah 5:26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 20:1-6

These travels of Paul which are thus briefly related, if all in them had been recorded that was memorable and worthy to be written in letters of gold, the world would not contain the books that would have been written; and therefore we have only some general hints of occurrences, which therefore ought to be the more precious. Here is, I. Paul's departure from Ephesus. He had tarried there longer than he had done at any one place since he had been ordained to the apostleship of the Gentiles; and now it was time to think of removing, for he must preach in other cities also; but after this, to the end of the scripture-history of his life (which is all we can depend upon), we never find him brea…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 20:3

And there abode three months--Though the province only is here mentioned, it is the city of CORINTH that is meant, as the province of "Macedonia" (Act 20:1) meant the city of Philippi. Some rough work he anticipated on his arrival at Corinth (Co2 10:1-8, Co2 10:11; Co2 13:1-10) though he had reason to expect satisfaction on the whole; and as we know there were other churches in Achaia besides that at Corinth (Co2 1:1; Co2 11:10), he would have time enough to pay them all a brief visit during the three months of his stay there. This period was rendered further memorable by the despatch of the EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS, written during his stay at Corinth and sent by "PhÅ“be, a servant [deaconess]…

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Adam Clarke on Acts 20:3

Abode three months - Partly, as we may suppose, at Corinth, at Athens, and in Achaia; from which place he is supposed to have sent his epistle to the Romans, because he continued longer here than at any other place, and mentions several of the Corinthians in his salutations to the believers of Rome. When the Jesus laid wait for him - Paul had determined to go by sea to Syria, and from thence to Jerusalem. This was the first object of his journey; and this was the readiest road he could take; but, hearing that the Jews had laid wait for him, probably to attack his ship on the voyage, seize his person, sell him for a slave, and take the money which he was carrying to the poor saints at Jerusal…

Dictionary and topics

Corinthians, Second Epistle to the — Shortly after writing his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul left Ephesus, where intense excitement had been aroused against him, the evidence of his great success, and proceeded to Macedonia.…
Galatians, Epistle to — The genuineness of this epistle is not called in question. Its Pauline origin is universally acknowledged. Occasion of. The churches of Galatia were founded by Paul himself (Acts 16:6; Gal. 1:8;…
Paul — =Saul (q.v.) was born about the same time as our Lord. His circumcision-name was Saul, and probably the name Paul was also given to him in infancy “for use in the Gentile world,” as “Saul” would be…
Romans, Epistle to the — This epistle was probably written at Corinth. Phoebe (Rom. 16:1) of Cenchrea conveyed it to Rome, and Gaius of Corinth entertained the apostle at the time of his writing it (16:23; 1 Cor. 1:14), and…
Sabbath — (Heb. verb shabbath, meaning “to rest from labour”), the day of rest. It is first mentioned as having been instituted in Paradise, when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:2). “The sabbath was made for…
Timothy — Honouring God, a young disciple who was Paul’s companion in many of his journeyings. His mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, are mentioned as eminent for their piety (2 Tim. 1:5). We know…
Macedonia · Revisits — Revisits
Philippi · (A city of Macedonia) -Paul preaches in — (A city of Macedonia) -Paul preaches in
Timothy · Rejoined by Paul; accompanies Paul to Asia — Rejoined by Paul; accompanies Paul to Asia

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 20:3

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 20:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 20:3

Adam Clarke on Acts 20:3

Dictionary and topics

Acts 20:3

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 20:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 20:3

Adam Clarke on Acts 20:3

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Acts 20:3

John Calvin on Acts 20:1-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 20:2-3