Study it in the app“For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.”
ForγὰρPaulὁ Παῦλοςhad decidedκεκρίκειto sail pastπαραπλεῦσαιEphesus,τὴν Ἔφεσονso thatὅπωςhe might notμὴ αὐτῷhaveγένηταιto spend timeχρονοτριβῆσαιinἐνAsia;τῇ Ἀσίᾳforγὰρhe was hurrying,ἔσπευδενifεἰit wereεἴηpossibleδυνατὸνfor him,αὐτῷto beγενέσθαιinεἰςJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαonthe dayτὴν ἡμέρανof Pentecost.τῆς πεντηκοστῆς
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appearsdecide
To make up one's mind, or think something is so.
Where else “kekrikei” appearssail past
Sail past without stopping at a place.
Where else “parapleusai” appearsEphesus
See it on the mapWhere else “Epheson” appearshappen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genētai” appearsspend time
Spend time, linger in a place.
Where else “chronotribēsai” appearsAsia
See it on the mapWhere else “Asiai” appearshurry
Hurry, hasten; also eagerly desire, hasten something on.
Where else “espeuden” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eiē” appearspossible
Within reach: "nothing is beyond God".
Where else “dynaton” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolyma” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appearsPentecost
Pentecost, "fiftieth": the Feast of Weeks, fifty days after Passover.
Where else “pentēkostēs” appears1Ephesus
Today: Ephesus ruins, near Selçuk, Turkey
A great port city on the west coast of present-day Turkey.
Paul lived there about three years, teaching (Acts 19:1, 10; 20:31). The letter to the Ephesians and the first message in Revelation are addressed to its assembly (Eph 1:1; Rev 2:1).
2Asia
Today: western Turkey (western Anatolia)
A Roman province in what is now western Turkey, with Ephesus as its main city.
Paul taught two years in Ephesus, and everyone in the province heard the word of the Lord (Acts 19:10). The seven assemblies of Revelation were there (Rev 1:4).
3Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
15And from there we sailed and on the following day arrived opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos; and the day after we came to Miletus.
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17And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the assembly.
1. What it says
What happens to Eutychus while Paul speaks for so long, and how does the night end? (vv. 7-12)
2. What it means
In his farewell to the Ephesian elders, Paul recalls Jesus' words about giving. What do they say, and why does he quote them? (vv. 33-35)
3. How I live it
Paul worked with his hands to help the weak (vv. 34-35). What can you give someone today, in time or attention?
