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Complete Jewish Bible

Acts 19:22

So he dispatched two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia; but he himself remained in the province of Asia for awhile.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Erastus;   Macedonia;   Minister, Christian;   Paul;   Timothy;   Thompson Chain Reference - Erastus;   Timothy;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Asia;   Erastus;   Timothy;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Corinthians, letters to the;   Timothy;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Mission;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Relics;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Asia;   Erastus;   Timothy;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ephesus;   Erastus;   Macedonia;   Romans, the Epistle to the;   Thessalonians, the Epistles to the;   Timothy;   Timothy, the First Epistle to;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Asia;   Church;   Erastus;   Shrine;   Timothy;   1 Corinthians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bible;   Corinthians, Second Epistle to;   Erastus;   Evangelist;   Minister;   Paul the Apostle;   Romans, Epistle to the;   Timothy;   Timothy, Epistles to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Dates;   Erastus ;   Minister Ministry;   Minister, Ministration;   Philemon Epistle to;   Philippians Epistle to the;   Steward;   Timothy;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Erastus ;   Macedonia ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ephesians;   Ephesus;   Erastus;   Smith Bible Dictionary - A'sia;   Eras'tus;   Tim'othy;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Erastus;   Macedonia;   Pastoral Epistles, the;   Philippi;   Timothy;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Asia;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
After sending to Macedonia two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
King James Version (1611)
So hee sent into Macedonia two of them that ministred vnto him, Timotheus and Erastus, but he himselfe stayed in Asia for a season.
King James Version
So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
English Standard Version
And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
New American Standard Bible
And after he sent into Macedonia two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
New Century Version
Paul sent Timothy and Erastus, two of his helpers, ahead to Macedonia, but he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
Amplified Bible
And after sending two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia [ahead of him], he stayed on in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor] for a while.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
Legacy Standard Bible
And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
Berean Standard Bible
He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
Contemporary English Version
So he sent his two helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia. But he stayed on in Asia for a while.
Darby Translation
And having sent into Macedonia two of those ministering to him, Timotheus and Erastus, he remained himself awhile in Asia.
Easy-to-Read Version
Timothy and Erastus were two of his helpers. Paul sent them ahead to Macedonia. But he stayed in Asia for a while.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So sent hee into Macedonia two of them that ministred vnto him, Timotheus and Erastus, but he remained in Asia for a season.
George Lamsa Translation
So he sent to Mac-e-do''ni-a two men of those who had ministered to him, Ti-mo''theus and E-ras''tus; but he himself stayed in Asia Minor for some time.
Good News Translation
So he sent Timothy and Erastus, two of his helpers, to Macedonia, while he spent more time in the province of Asia.
Lexham English Bible
So after sending two of those who were assisting him, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed some time in Asia.
Literal Translation
And sending into Macedonia two who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he stayed a time in Asia.
American Standard Version
And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
Bible in Basic English
And having sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself went on living in Asia for a time.
Hebrew Names Version
Having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
International Standard Version
So he sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he himself stayed in Asia a while longer.Acts 13:5; Romans 16:23; 2 Timothy 4:20;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And he sent two men of those who ministered to him to Makedunia, Timotheos and Aristos; but he remained a time in Asia.
Murdock Translation
And he sent two persons, of those that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia; but he himself remained for a time in Asia.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So sent he into Macedonia two of them that ministred vnto hym, Timotheus and Erastus, but he hym selfe remayned in Asia for a season.
English Revised Version
And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
World English Bible
Having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And having sent two of those who ministred to him, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself staid in Asia for a season.
Weymouth's New Testament
But he sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he himself remained for a while in Roman Asia.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he sente in to Macedonye twey men, that mynystriden to hym, Tymothe, and Eraste, and he dwellide for a tyme in Asie.
Update Bible Version
And having sent into Macedonia two of those that served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for awhile.
Webster's Bible Translation
So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
New English Translation
So after sending two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed on for a while in the province of Asia.
New King James Version
So he sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, but he himself stayed in Asia for a time.
New Living Translation
He sent his two assistants, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia while he stayed awhile longer in the province of Asia.
New Life Bible
He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia. Paul stayed in the countries of Asia awhile longer.
New Revised Standard
So he sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he himself stayed for some time longer in Asia.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, sending off into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself, held on awhile in Asia.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And sending into Macedonia two of them that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself remained for a time in Asia.
Revised Standard Version
And having sent into Macedo'nia two of his helpers, Timothy and Eras'tus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
So sent he into Macedonia two of the that ministred vnto him Timotheus and Erastus: but he him selfe remayned in Asia for a season.
Young's Literal Translation
and having sent to Macedonia two of those ministering to him -- Timotheus and Erastus -- he himself stayed a time in Asia.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sent into Macedonia two that mynistred vnto him, Timotheus and Erastus. But he himselfe remayned in Asia for a season.
Mace New Testament (1729)
he sent therefore Timothy and Erastus, two of his assistants in the ministry, before to Macedonia; but stay'd himself in Asia for some time.
Simplified Cowboy Version
He told his two most trusted cowboys, Timothy and Erastus, to head to Macedonia and he'd join them shortly.

Contextual Overview

21 Some time later, Sha'ul decided by the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and then go to Yerushalayim. "After I have been there," he said, "I must visit Rome." 22 So he dispatched two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia; but he himself remained in the province of Asia for awhile. 23 It was at this time that a major furor arose concerning the Way. 24 There was a silversmith named Demetrius who manufactured from silver, objects connected with the worship of the goddess Artemis; and he provided no small amount of work for the craftsmen. 25 He called a meeting of them and of those engaged in similar trades, and said, "Men, you understand that this line of business provides us our living. 26 And you can see and hear for yourselves that not only here in Ephesus, but in practically the whole province of Asia, this Sha'ul has convinced and turned away a considerable crowd by saying that man-made gods aren't gods at all. 27 Now the danger is not only that the reputation of our trade will suffer, but that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will come to be taken lightly. It could end up with the goddess herself, who is worshipped throughout the province of Asia and indeed throughout the whole world, being ignominiously brought down from her divine majesty!" 28 Hearing this, they were filled with rage and began bellowing, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" 29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. As one man, the mob rushed into the theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Sha'ul's traveling companions from Macedonia. 30 Sha'ul himself wanted to appear before the crowd, but the talmidim wouldn't let him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Macedonia: Acts 16:9, Acts 16:10, Acts 18:5, Acts 20:1, 2 Corinthians 1:16, 2 Corinthians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 8:1, 2 Corinthians 11:9, 1 Thessalonians 1:8

that ministered: Acts 13:5, Acts 16:3

Erastus: Romans 16:23, 2 Timothy 4:20

Reciprocal: Acts 17:14 - but Romans 16:21 - Timotheus 1 Corinthians 4:17 - I sent 1 Corinthians 16:10 - if 1 Thessalonians 1:1 - Timotheus

Cross-References

Genesis 13:10
Lot looked up and saw that the whole plain of the Yarden was well watered everywhere, before Adonai destroyed S'dom and ‘Amora, like the garden of Adonai , like the land of Egypt in the direction of Tzo‘ar.
Genesis 14:2
they made war together against Bera king of S'dom and against Birsha king of ‘Amora, Shin'av king of Admah, Shem'ever king of Tzvoyim, and the king of Bela (which is the same as Tzo‘ar).
Genesis 19:1
(iii) The two angels came to S'dom that evening, when Lot was sitting at the gate of S'dom. Lot saw them, got up to greet them and prostrated himself on the ground.
Genesis 19:10
But the men inside reached out their hands, brought Lot into the house to them and shut the door.
Genesis 19:25
He overthrew those cities, the entire plain, all the inhabitants of the cities and everything growing in the ground.
Genesis 19:28
and looked out toward S'dom and ‘Amora, scanning the entire plain. There before him the smoke was rising from the land like smoke from a furnace!
Exodus 32:10
Now leave me alone, so that my anger can blaze against them, and I can put an end to them! I will make a great nation out of you instead."
Deuteronomy 9:14
Let me alone, so that I can put an end to them and blot out their name from under heaven! I will make out of you a nation bigger and stronger than they.'
Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries out for Mo'av! Its fugitives flee to Tzo‘ar, a calf three years old. They ascend the slope of Luchit, weeping as they go; on their way to Horonayim, they utter heartrending cries.
Isaiah 65:8
Here is what Adonai says: "As when juice is found in a cluster of grapes, and people say, ‘Don't destroy it, there is still some good in it,' so I will do likewise for the sake of my servants, and not destroy them all.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So he sent into Macedonia,.... To Philippi, or Thessalonica, or Berea, or some of the places there, to let them know of his coming, and to prepare for him:

two of them that ministered unto him; that were his assistants in preaching the Gospel:

Timotheus and Erastus; the former of these was a disciple he found at Lystra, and took along with him, and to whom he afterwards wrote two epistles; and the latter seems to be the same with him, who was chamberlain of the city of Corinth, and is said to abide there, Romans 16:23 The Ethiopic version, instead of Erastus, wrongly reads Aristarchus; whereas it is certain, he was not sent into Macedonia, but was with the apostle at Ephesus in the tumult, Acts 19:29.

But he himself stayed in Asia for a season; that is, at Ephesus, as the following narration shows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Timotheus - Timothy. He was a proper person to send there to visit the churches, as he had been there before with Paul, when they were established, Acts 16:3; Acts 17:14.

And Erastus - Erastus was chamberlain of Corinth (Romans 16:23), or, more properly, the treasurer of the city (see the notes on that place), and he was, therefore, a very proper person to be sent with Timothy for the purpose of making the collection for the poor at Jerusalem. Paul had wisdom enough to employ a man accustomed to monied transactions in making a collection. On this collection his heart was intent, and he afterward went up with it to Jerusalem. See 2 Corinthians 8:9, and notes on Romans 15:25-26.

Stayed in Asia - At Ephesus.

For a season - How long is uncertain. He waited for a convenient opportunity to follow them, probably intending to do it as soon as they had fully prepared the way for the collection. See Paley’s Horae Paulinae, p. 1, chapter 2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 19:22. So he sent into Macedonia — He desired Timothy to go as far as Corinth, 1 Corinthians 4:18, and after that to return to him at Ephesus, 1 Corinthians 16:11; but he himself continued in Asia some time longer; probably to make collections for the poor saints in Jerusalem. Erastus, mentioned here for the first time, appears to have been the chamberlain, οικονομος, either of Ephesus or Corinth; see Romans 16:23. He was one of St. Paul's companions, and is mentioned as being left by the apostle at Corinth, 2 Timothy 4:20.


 
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