Actes 20:16

La Bible David Martin

Car Paul s'était proposé de passer au delà d'Ephèse, afin de ne point séjourner en Asie ; parce qu'il se hâtait d'être, s'il lui était possible, le jour de la Pentecôte à Jérusalem.

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Car Paul avait r�solu de passer �ph�se, pour ne pas perdre de temps en Asie, parce qu'il se h�tait d'�tre � J�rusalem, si cela �tait possible, le jour de la Pentec�te.

Darby's French Translation
car Paul avait r�solu de passer devant �ph�se, de mani�re � ne pas d�penser son temps en Asie; car il se h�tait pour �tre, s'il lui �tait possible, le jour de la Pentec�te, � J�rusalem.

Louis Segond (1910)
Paul avait r�solu de passer devant Eph�se sans s'y arr�ter, afin de ne pas perdre de temps en Asie; car il se h�tait pour se trouver, si cela lui �tait possible, � J�rusalem le jour de la Pentec�te.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

had: Acts 20:13, Acts 18:21, Acts 19:21, Acts 21:4, Acts 12:13, Acts 24:17, Romans 15:24-28

the day: Acts 2:1, Exodus 34:22, 1 Corinthians 16:8

Reciprocal: Matthew 24:24 - if Acts 2:9 - Asia Acts 16:6 - Asia Acts 18:19 - Ephesus Acts 18:20 - he Acts 21:10 - as Acts 27:2 - to sail Romans 15:25 - General 2 Timothy 1:15 - that 2 Timothy 4:12 - to 1 Peter 1:1 - Asia

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus,.... That is, to sail by it, without calling at it, as he did, for it lay by the shore before he came to Miletus; but he chose not to stop there, fearing he should be detained by the brethren there:

because he would not spend the time in Asia; of which Ephesus was the metropolis:

for he hasted, if it were possible, for him to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost: which was near at hand; for it was but fifty days from the second day of the passover, which feast was over when he sailed from Philippi; and at Troas he stayed seven days, and he had been several days sailing already; see Acts 20:6. And his great desire to be at the feast of Pentecost was not in order to keep that feast, according to the usage of the Jews; but that he might have an opportunity of preaching the Gospel to a great number of Jews, out of all countries, whom he knew would come to that feast.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To sail by Ephesus - The word “by” in our translation is ambiguous. We say to go by a place, meaning either to take it in our way and to go to it, or to go past it. Here it means the latter. He intended to sail past Ephesus without going to it.

For he hasted ... - Had he gone to Ephesus, he would probably have been so delayed in his journey that he could not reach Jerusalem at the time of Pentecost.

The day of Pentecost - See the notes on Acts 2:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 20:16. To sail by Ephesus — Not to touch there at this time.

To be at Jerusalem the day of pentecost. — That he might have the opportunity of preaching the kingdom of God to multitudes of Jews from different places, who would come up to Jerusalem at that feast; and then he no doubt expected to see there a renewal of that day of pentecost in which the Spirit was poured out on the disciples, and in consequence of which so many were converted to God.