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Good News Translation

Acts 20:2

He went through those regions and encouraged the people with many messages. Then he came to Achaia,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Macedonia;   Paul;   Philippi;   Timothy;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Rome, Romans;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Achaia;   Aristarchus;   Berea;   Corinth;   Greece;   Macedonia;   Mission;   Paul;   Philippi;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Bishop;   Episcopacy;   Ordination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Corinthians, Second Epistle to the;   Galatians, Epistle to;   Greece;   Illyricum;   Paul;   Romans, Epistle to the;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Corinth;   Galatians, the Epistle to the;   Grecians;   Macedonia;   Paul;   Thessalonica;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Romans, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Achaia;   Bishop;   Chronology of the New Testament;   Corinthians, Second Epistle to;   Greece;   Miletus;   Paul the Apostle;   Romans, Epistle to the;   Timothy;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Exhortation;   Illyricum ;   Macedonia ;   Nicopolis ;   Philippi ;   Philippians Epistle to the;   Roads and Travel;   Romans Epistle to the;   Troas ;   Word;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Corinth ;   Grecia, Greece;   First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians Written;   Romans, Epistle to the;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Corinth;   Greece;   Macedonia;   Romans;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Greece, Greeks, Gre'cians;   Paul;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Corinth;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Achaia;   Corinthians, Second Epistle to the;   Exhortation;   Greece;   Illyricum;   Macedonia;   Paul, the Apostle;   Philippians, the Epistle to;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And when he had passed through those areas and offered them many words of encouragement, he came to Greece
King James Version (1611)
And when he had gone ouer those parts, and had giuen them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
King James Version
And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
English Standard Version
When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece.
New American Standard Bible
When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece.
New Century Version
He said many things to strengthen the followers in the different places on his way through Macedonia. Then he went to Greece,
Amplified Bible
After he had gone through those districts and had encouraged the believers, he came to Greece.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When he had gone through those districts and had given them much exhortation, he came to Greece.
Legacy Standard Bible
And when he had gone through those districts and had given them much exhortation, he came to Greece.
Berean Standard Bible
After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
Contemporary English Version
As he traveled from place to place, he encouraged the followers with many messages. Finally, he went to Greece
Complete Jewish Bible
He went through that area, and, after saying much to encourage them, passed on to Greece,
Darby Translation
And having passed through those parts, and having exhorted them with much discourse, he came to Greece.
Easy-to-Read Version
On his way through Macedonia he had many words of encouragement for the followers in various places. Then he went to Greece
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when hee had gone through those parts, and had exhorted them with many words, he came into Grecia.
George Lamsa Translation
And when he had traveled through those countries and had comforted them with many words, he came to Greece.
Lexham English Bible
And after he had gone through those regions and encouraged them at length, he came to Greece
Literal Translation
And passing through those parts, and exhorting them with much speech, he came into Greece.
American Standard Version
And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.
Bible in Basic English
And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece.
Hebrew Names Version
When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.
International Standard Version
He went through those regions and encouraged the peoplethem
">[fn] with many words. Then he went to Greece
Etheridge Translation
And when he had itinerated those regions, and had consoled them with many words, he came into the country of Hales, [fn]
Murdock Translation
And when he had travelled over those regions, and had comforted them with many discourses, he proceeded to the country of Greece.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And whe he had gone ouer those parties, and had geuen them a long exhortation, he came into Grece.
English Revised Version
And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.
World English Bible
When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And having gone through those parts, and exhorted them with much discourse, he came into Greece.
Weymouth's New Testament
Passing through those districts he encouraged the disciples in frequent addresses, and then came into Greece, and spent three months there.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he hadde walkid bi tho coostis, and hadde monestid hem bi many wordis, he cam to Greece.
Update Bible Version
And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
New English Translation
After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,
New King James Version
Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he came to Greece
New Living Translation
While there, he encouraged the believers in all the towns he passed through. Then he traveled down to Greece,
New Life Bible
As he went through those parts of the country, he spoke words of comfort and help to the Christians. Then he went on to the country of Greece.
New Revised Standard
When he had gone through those regions and had given the believers much encouragement, he came to Greece,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Passing through those parts, however, and exhorting them with much discourse, he came into Greece;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had gone over those parts and had exhorted them with many words, he came into Greece:
Revised Standard Version
When he had gone through these parts and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when he had gone over those parties and geven them large exhortacions he came into Grece
Young's Literal Translation
and having gone through those parts, and having exhorted them with many words, he came to Greece;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan he had gone thorow those partes, and exhorted them with many wordes, he came into Grekelonde,
Mace New Testament (1729)
after having visited the faithful in those parts, and given them many exhortations, he went to Greece.
Simplified Cowboy Version
He stopped at ranches along the way and spread the word to anyone who would listen. He finally made his way all the way down to Greece.

Contextual Overview

1 After the uproar died down, Paul called together the believers and with words of encouragement said good-bye to them. Then he left and went on to Macedonia. 2 He went through those regions and encouraged the people with many messages. Then he came to Achaia, 3 where he stayed three months. He was getting ready to go to Syria when he discovered that there were Jews plotting against him; so he decided to go back through Macedonia. 4 Sopater son of Pyrrhus, from Berea, went with him; so did Aristarchus and Secundus, from Thessalonica; Gaius, from Derbe; Tychicus and Trophimus, from the province of Asia; and Timothy. 5 They went ahead and waited for us in Troas. 6 We sailed from Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and five days later we joined them in Troas, where we spent a week.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

those: Acts 20:6, Acts 16:12, Acts 17:1, Acts 17:10

given: Acts 20:7, Acts 20:11, Acts 2:40, Acts 14:22, Acts 15:41, Colossians 1:28, 1 Thessalonians 2:3, 1 Thessalonians 2:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, cir, am 4064, ad 60

Greece: That is Greece properly so called, bounded on the west by Epirus, on the east by the Aegean sea, on the north by Macedonia, and on the south by the Peloponnesus. In its largest acceptation it also comprehended all Macedonia, Thessaly, Epirus, Peloponnesus, and the near by islands. Zechariah 9:13

Reciprocal: Luke 4:31 - taught Acts 13:15 - if Acts 15:32 - exhorted Romans 12:8 - exhorteth Romans 15:19 - so that 2 Corinthians 2:13 - I went 2 Corinthians 11:28 - the care

Cross-References

Genesis 12:15
Some of the court officials saw her and told the king how beautiful she was; so she was taken to his palace.
Genesis 20:11
Abraham answered, "I thought that there would be no one here who has reverence for God and that they would kill me to get my wife.
Genesis 20:12
She really is my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not of my mother, and I married her.
Genesis 20:13
So when God sent me from my father's house into foreign lands, I said to her, ‘You can show how loyal you are to me by telling everyone that I am your brother.'"
Genesis 26:1
There was another famine in the land besides the earlier one during the time of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.
Genesis 26:7
When the men there asked about his wife, he said that she was his sister. He would not admit that she was his wife, because he was afraid that the men there would kill him to get Rebecca, who was very beautiful.
Genesis 26:16
Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Leave our country. You have become more powerful than we are."
2 Chronicles 19:2
A prophet, Jehu son of Hanani, went to meet the king and said to him, "Do you think it is right to help those who are wicked and to take the side of those who hate the Lord ? What you have done has brought the Lord 's anger on you.
2 Chronicles 20:37
But Eliezer son of Dodavahu, from the town of Mareshah, warned Jehoshaphat, "Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have built." And the ships were wrecked and never sailed.
2 Chronicles 32:31
and even when the Babylonian ambassadors came to inquire about the unusual event that had happened in the land, God let Hezekiah go his own way only in order to test his character.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he had gone over those parts,.... Of Macedonia, and the cities in it before mentioned;

and had given them much exhortation; to abide by the doctrines and ordinances of the Gospel, and to walk worthy of it in their lives and conversations; and this exhortation he was frequently giving, as often as he had opportunity, improving his time much this way, and continued long at it: and, having pursued it to a sufficient length,

he came into Greece; or Hellas; which, according to Ptolomy e and Solinus, f, is properly true Greece; the former makes it to be the same with Achaia, where Corinth was; and the latter says it was in his time called Attica, where Athens was; so Pliny g, who also says, that Thessaly was so called: this Hellas included Macedonia, Epirus, Thessaly, Achaia, which is properly Greece, Peloponnesus, and the adjacent islands.

e Geograph. l. 3. c. 15. f Polyhist, c. 12. g Nat. Hist. l. 4. c. 7.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Over those parts - The parts of country in and near Macedonia. He probably went to Macedonia by Troas, where he expected to find Titus 2 Corinthians 2:12; but, not finding him there, he went by himself to Philippi, Thessalonica, etc., and then returned to Greece proper.

Into Greece - Into Greece proper, of which Athens was the capital. While in Macedonia he had great anxiety and trouble, but was at length comforted by the coming of Titus, who brought him intelligence of the liberal disposition of the churches of Greece in regard to the collection for the poor saints at Jerusalem, 2 Corinthians 7:5-7. It is probable that the Second Epistle to the Corinthians was written during this time in Macedonia, and sent to them by Titus.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 20:2. He came into Greece — εις την ελλαδα, Into Hellas, Greece properly so called, the regions between Thessaly and Propontis, and the country of Achaia. He did not, however, go there immediately: he passed through Macedonia, Acts 20:1, in which he informs us, 2 Corinthians 7:5-7, that he suffered much, both from believers and infidels; but was greatly comforted by the arrival of Titus, who gave him a very flattering account of the prosperous state of the Church at Corinth. A short time after this, being still in Macedonia, he sent Titus back to Corinth, 2 Corinthians 8:16-17, and sent by him the second epistle which he wrote to that Church, as Theodoret and others suppose. Some time after, he visited Corinth himself, according to his promise, 1 Corinthians 16:5. This was his third voyage to that city, 2 Corinthians 12:14; 2 Corinthians 13:1. What he did there at this time cannot be distinctly known; but, according to St. Augustin, he ordered every thing relative to the holy eucharist, and the proper manner in which it was to be received. See Calmet.


 
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