Bible Strands
Acts 20:6
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator addresses the believers in Troas, recording the conclusion of a travel segment that originated at Philippi. The account is dated to the period immediately following the Feast of Unleavened Bread, as the group arrives to meet companions who had already waited ahead.
The words — ἐξεπλεύσαμεν (exepleusamen) literally means "we sailed away," marking the departure from Philippi. μετὰ (meta) functions as a chronological preposition, placing the journey's start after the feast.
The thread — The feast appears in Exodus 23:15 as a commanded observance in the month of Abib and in Acts 12:3 as the timeframe for Herod's arrest of Peter. The text uses these calendar markers to anchor the missionary itinerary to established Jewish religious timing.
Why it lands — The verse records a precise travel log without theological commentary, requiring the reader to follow the logistical movement of the early team. It demands attention to how apostolic ministry operated within the fixed rhythm of Jewish festivals and maritime routes.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Exodus 12:14 And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
- Acts 12:3 And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
- Exodus 23:15 You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
- Acts 16:12 From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
- Exodus 12:18 In the first month you are to eat unleavened bread, from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twenty-first day.
- Exodus 13:6 For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.
- Exodus 34:18 You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, you are to eat unleavened bread as I commanded you. For in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7 Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
- 2 Timothy 4:13 When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.
- Acts 16:8 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.