Acts 20:5

THE MESSAGE

They went on ahead and waited for us in Troas. Meanwhile, we stayed in Philippi for Passover Week, and then set sail. Within five days we were again in Troas and stayed a week.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas,

King James Version (1611)
These going before, taried for vs at Troas:

King James Version
These going before tarried for us at Troas.

English Standard Version
These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas,

New American Standard Bible
Now these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.

New Century Version
These men went on ahead and waited for us at Troas.

Amplified Bible
These men went on ahead and were waiting for us (including Luke) at Troas.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.

Legacy Standard Bible
But these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.

Berean Standard Bible
These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.

Contemporary English Version
They went on ahead to Troas and waited for us there.

Complete Jewish Bible
These men went on and waited for us in Troas,

Darby Translation
These going before waited for us in Troas;

Easy-to-Read Version
These men went first, ahead of Paul. They waited for us in the city of Troas.

Geneva Bible (1587)
These went before, and taried vs at Troas.

George Lamsa Translation
These men went before us, and waited for us at Tro''as.

Good News Translation
They went ahead and waited for us in Troas.

Lexham English Bible
And these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.

Literal Translation
Going forward, these awaited us in Troas.

American Standard Version
But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.

Bible in Basic English
But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.

Hebrew Names Version
But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.

International Standard Version
These men went on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.

Etheridge Translation
These went before us, and waited for us in Troas.

Murdock Translation
these proceeded on before us, and waited for us at Troas.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
These going before, taried vs at Troas.

English Revised Version
But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.

World English Bible
But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
These going before, staid for us at Troas, And we set sail from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread,

Weymouth's New Testament
These brethren had gone on and were waiting for us in the Troad.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
These for thei wenten bifore, aboden vs at Troade.

Update Bible Version
But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.

Webster's Bible Translation
These going before, tarried for us at Troas.

New English Translation
These had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.

New King James Version
These men, going ahead, waited for us at Troas.

New Living Translation
They went on ahead and waited for us at Troas.

New Life Bible
They went on to the city of Troas and waited there for us.

New Revised Standard
They went ahead and were waiting for us in Troas;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, these, came and were waiting for us at Troas.

Douay-Rheims Bible
These, going before, stayed for us at Troas.

Revised Standard Version
These went on and were waiting for us at Tro'as,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
These went before and taryed vs at Troas.

Young's Literal Translation
these, having gone before, did remain for us in Troas,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These wente before, and taried for vs at Troada:

Mace New Testament (1729)
and then advanc'd before and waited for us at Troas.

Simplified Cowboy Version
These cowboys scouted ahead and waited for us in Troas.

Contextual Overview

¹With things back to normal, Paul called the disciples together and encouraged them to keep up the good work in Ephesus. Then, saying his good-byes, he left for Macedonia. Traveling through the country, passing from one gathering to another, he gave constant encouragement, lifting their spirits and charging them with fresh hope. Then he came to Greece and stayed on for three months. Just as he was about to sail for Syria, the Jews cooked up a plot against him. So he went the other way, by land back through Macedonia, and gave them the slip. His companions for the journey were Sopater, son of Pyrrhus, from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus, both Thessalonians; Gaius from Derbe; Timothy; and the two from western Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. They went on ahead and waited for us in Troas. Meanwhile, we stayed in Philippi for Passover Week, and then set sail. Within five days we were again in Troas and stayed a week. We met on Sunday to worship and celebrate the Master's Supper. Paul addressed the congregation. Our plan was to leave first thing in the morning, but Paul talked on, way past midnight. We were meeting in a well-lighted upper room. A young man named Eutychus was sitting in an open window. As Paul went on and on, Eutychus fell sound asleep and toppled out the third-story window. When they picked him up, he was dead. Paul went down, stretched himself on him, and hugged him hard. "No more crying," he said. "There's life in him yet." Then Paul got up and served the Master's Supper. And went on telling stories of the faith until dawn! On that note, they left—Paul going one way, the congregation another, leading the boy off alive, and full of life themselves. In the meantime, the rest of us had gone on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we planned to pick up Paul. Paul wanted to walk there, and so had made these arrangements earlier. Things went according to plan: We met him in Assos, took him on board, and sailed to Mitylene. The next day we put in opposite Chios, Samos a day later, and then Miletus. Paul had decided to bypass Ephesus so that he wouldn't be held up in Asia province. He was in a hurry to get to Jerusalem in time for the Feast of Pentecost, if at all possible. From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the leaders of the congregation. When they arrived, he said, "You know that from day one of my arrival in Asia I was with you totally—laying my life on the line, serving the Master no matter what, putting up with no end of scheming by Jews who wanted to do me in. I didn't skimp or trim in any way. Every truth and encouragement that could have made a difference to you, you got. I taught you out in public and I taught you in your homes, urging Jews and Greeks alike to a radical life-change before God and an equally radical trust in our Master Jesus. "But there is another urgency before me now. I feel compelled to go to Jerusalem. I'm completely in the dark about what will happen when I get there. I do know that it won't be any picnic, for the Holy Spirit has let me know repeatedly and clearly that there are hard times and imprisonment ahead. But that matters little. What matters most to me is to finish what God started: the job the Master Jesus gave me of letting everyone I meet know all about this incredibly extravagant generosity of God. "And so this is good-bye. You're not going to see me again, nor I you, you whom I have gone among for so long proclaiming the news of God's inaugurated kingdom. I've done my best for you, given you my all, held back nothing of God's will for you. "Now it's up to you. Be on your toes—both for yourselves and your congregation of sheep. The Holy Spirit has put you in charge of these people—God's people they are—to guard and protect them. God himself thought they were worth dying for. "I know that as soon as I'm gone, vicious wolves are going to show up and rip into this flock, men from your very own ranks twisting words so as to seduce disciples into following them instead of Jesus. So stay awake and keep up your guard. Remember those three years I kept at it with you, never letting up, pouring my heart out with you, one after another. ³ "Now I'm turning you over to God, our marvelous God whose gracious Word can make you into what he wants you to be and give you everything you could possibly need in this community of holy friends. "I've never, as you so well know, had any taste for wealth or fashion. With these bare hands I took care of my own basic needs and those who worked with me. In everything I've done, I have demonstrated to you how necessary it is to work on behalf of the weak and not exploit them. You'll not likely go wrong here if you keep remembering that our Master said, ‘You're far happier giving than getting.'" Then Paul went down on his knees, all of them kneeling with him, and prayed. And then a river of tears. Much clinging to Paul, not wanting to let him go. They knew they would never see him again—he had told them quite plainly. The pain cut deep. Then, bravely, they walked him down to the ship. ⁴Macedonia and Greece With things back to normal, Paul called the disciples together and encouraged them to keep up the good work in Ephesus. Then, saying his good-byes, he left for Macedonia. Traveling through the country, passing from one gathering to another, he gave constant encouragement, lifting their spirits and charging them with fresh hope. Then he came to Greece and stayed on for three months. Just as he was about to sail for Syria, the Jews cooked up a plot against him. So he went the other way, by land back through Macedonia, and gave them the slip. His companions for the journey were Sopater, son of Pyrrhus, from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus, both Thessalonians; Gaius from Derbe; Timothy; and the two from western Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. ⁵They went on ahead and waited for us in Troas. Meanwhile, we stayed in Philippi for Passover Week, and then set sail. Within five days we were again in Troas and stayed a week.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Troas: Troas was a maritime city and country of Phrygia, in Asia Minor, anciently called Dardania, lying on the Hellespont, west of Mysia Acts 16:8, Acts 16:11, 2 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Timothy 4:13

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:16 - the likeness Acts 27:2 - with us 2 Corinthians 11:27 - weariness

Cross-References

Psalms 25:21
Use all your skill to put me together; I wait to see your finished product.

Psalms 26:6
I scrub my hands with purest soap, then join hands with the others in the great circle, dancing around your altar, God , Singing God-songs at the top of my lungs, telling God-stories.

Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.

Proverbs 20:7
God-loyal people, living honest lives, make it much easier for their children.

2 Corinthians 1:12
Now that the worst is over, we're pleased we can report that we've come out of this with conscience and faith intact, and can face the world—and even more importantly, face you with our heads held high. But it wasn't by any fancy footwork on our part. It was God who kept us focused on him, uncompromised. Don't try to read between the lines or look for hidden meanings in this letter. We're writing plain, unembellished truth, hoping that you'll now see the whole picture as well as you've seen some of the details. We want you to be as proud of us as we are of you when we stand together before our Master Jesus.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

These going before,.... The apostle into Asia, all but Sopater, who accompanied him:

tarried for us at Troas; a city in Asia Minor; see Acts 16:8 whither they went before hand a nearer way, to provide for the apostle, and where they waited for him, and for Sopater, and for Luke, the writer of this history, who appears from hence to be in company with the apostle, and for as many others as were along with him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

These going before - Going before Paul and Luke. Dr. Doddridge supposes that only Tychicus and Trophimus went before the others. Perhaps the Greek most naturally demands this interpretation.

Tarried for us - The word “us,” here, shows that Luke had again joined Paul as his companion. In Acts 16:12 it appears that Luke was in Philippi, in the house of Lydia. Why he remained there, or why he did not attend Paul in his journey to Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, etc., is not known. It is evident, however, that he here joined him again.

At Troas - See the notes on Acts 16:8.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 20:5. Tarried for us at Troas. — See the preceding verse. Troas was a small town in Phrygia Minor, in the province called the Troad: see Acts 16:8.