Apostlagärningarna 17:14

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Strax sände då bröderna Paulus åstad ända ned till havet, men både Silas och Timoteus stannade kvar på platsen.

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then: Acts 17:10, Acts 9:25, Acts 9:30, Matthew 10:23

as it: Acts 20:3, Joshua 2:16

but: Acts 19:22, 1 Timothy 1:3, Titus 1:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 9:27 - dwell 1 Samuel 20:5 - that I may 1 Kings 17:3 - hide thyself Matthew 10:17 - beware Mark 3:7 - Jesus Acts 14:6 - were Acts 15:22 - Silas Acts 16:1 - named Acts 18:5 - Silas Acts 26:17 - Delivering Romans 16:21 - Timotheus 1 Thessalonians 1:1 - Timotheus 1 Thessalonians 3:2 - Timotheus

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And then immediately the brethren,.... That were at Berea, the new converts there:

sent away Paul, whom they knew the Jews mostly sought after, and were offended with:

to go as it were to the sea; the Aegean sea, or Archipelago, near to which Berea was: this seems to have been done, in order to make the people conclude that he intended to take shipping, and go into some other parts of the world, when the design was to go to Athens by foot, and so be safe from any lying in wait of his persecutors: the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, and the Oriental versions read, "to go to the sea"; to the sea side, whither it seems he did go; and yet it looks as if he did not go by sea, but by land, to Athens:

but Silas and Timotheus abode there still; at Berea, to confirm and strengthen the young converts there made.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The brethren - Those who were Christians.

Sent away Paul - In order to secure his safety. A similar thing had been done in Thessalonica, Acts 17:10. The tumult was great; and there was no doubt, such was the hostility of the Jews, that the life of Paul would be endangered, and they there fore resolved to secure his safety.

As it were - Rather, “even to the sea,” for that is its signification. It does not imply that there was any feint or sleight in the case, as if they intended to deceive their pursuers. They took him to the seacoast, not far from Berea, and from that place he probably went by sea to Athens.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 17:14. To go as it were to the sea — This passage is generally understood to mean that the disciples took Paul towards the sea, as if he had intended to embark, and return to Troas, but with the real design to go to Athens. But it is more likely that his conductors, in order to his greater safety, left the public or more frequented road, and took him coastwise to Athens. Or, by taking a vessel at that part of the sea nearest to Berea, they might have coasted it to Athens, which was quite a possible case; and, as we do not hear of his stopping at any place on his journey to preach, it is very probable that he went by sea to this city. Though sleights and feints may be allowable in cases of life and death, yet there does not appear an absolute necessity for any in this case. And, as the text does not necessarily point any out, so we need not have recourse to any. I take it for granted, therefore, that Paul went by sea to Athens.

Silas and Timotheus abode there still. — The persecution, it seems, was directed principally against Paul. Lo! he stayeth his rough wind on the day of his east wind. Silas and Timotheus, holy men, were left behind to water the seed which Paul had planted.