Acts 20:3 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 20:3

where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And when he had spent three months there, and a plot was laid against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

KJV

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.

⋯

Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And there abode - Why he remained here is unknown. It is probable that while in Greece he wrote the Epistle to the Romans. Compare Rom 15:25-27. And when the Jews laid wait for him - There was a design formed against him by the Jews, which they sought to execute. Why they formed this purpose the historian has not informed us. As he was about to sail - It would seem from this, that the design of the Jews was to attack the ship in which he was about to sail, or to arrest him on shipboard.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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" (Ac 20:1) meant the city of Philippi.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ποιήσας	poiēsas	Having continued	G4160 →
τε	te	then	G5037 →
μῆνας	mēnas	months	G3376 →
τρεῖς,	treis	three,	G5140 →
γενομένης	genomenēs	having been made	G1096 →
ἐπιβουλῆς	epiboulēs	a plot	G1917 →
αὐτῷ	autō	against him	G846 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	by	G5259 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίων	Ioudaiōn	Jews	G2453 →
μέλλοντι	mellonti	he being about	G3195 →
ἀνάγεσθαι	anagesthai	to sail	G321 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
Συρίαν,	Surian	Syria,	G4947 →
ἐγένετο	egeneto	arose	G1096 →
γνώμης	gnōmēs	a purpose	G1106 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
ὑποστρέφειν	hupostrephein	to return	G5290 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
Μακεδονίας.	Makedonias	Macedonia.	G3109 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 7:5
For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 2:13
  I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
- Deuteronomy 32:25
  Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.
Through
Acts 20:19
I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
leads to
- Colossians 3:24
  because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
- 2 Corinthians 2:4
  For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
- Romans 12:11
  Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 4:7–11
  Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
- Acts 14:19–20
  Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
Through
2 Corinthians 11:26
In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger…
leads to
- Acts 14:5
  But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

Featured studies on this passage

Walks through Acts 20

Elders and Deacons

Open the study →

Walks through Acts 20

The Race

Open the study →

Walks through Acts 20

The Shepherd

Open the study →

About Acts

The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

Acts: the study guide →Read chapter 20 →The featured study →

Continue: Acts 20 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts