Acts 20

Acts 20:4

BErea] Chap. 17. 10. Derbe] Chap. 14. 6.

Tychicus] Ephesians 6:21. Titus 3:12.

Acts 20:5

Troas] Chap. 16. 8.

Acts 20:6

And we sailed away from Philippi] Chap. 16. 12. For though Philippi were not a Sea-town, yet it might stand upon a navigable river where it seemeth they embarked.

dayes of unleavened bread] That is, (seven dayes of) the Passeover, wherein no leaven might be found in their houses, Exodus 12:19. In these dayes he would not set forth to travell, probably that he might not give offence to the weak Jews.

Acts 20:7

first day of the week] That is, the Lords Day, 1 Corinthians 16:2. Revelation 1:10. which we call Sunday: on this day the Christians used to have their solemne assemblies for publike prayer, preaching, and administration of the Lords Supper.

to break bread] Chap. 2. 46.

Acts 20:9

and was taken up dead] A remarkable example for Church-sleepers.

Acts 20:13

Assos] Achiefe citie of Mysia, called also Apollonia, on the Asiatick shore.

Acts 20:14

Mitylene] An Island of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea: so named of the chiefe citie thereof now called Metelino.

Acts 20:15

Chios] Another Island of the same, betwixt Samos and Lesbos.

Samos] Samos or Samus, another Isle over against Ephesus.

Trogyllium] Another little Isle in the Bay neer Ionia.

Mileius] A town on the Ionic shore, not far from Ephesus.

Acts 20:18

from the first day] Chap. 18. 1.

Acts 20:20

I kept back nothing] Vers. 35. Neither for fear nor favour of men.

Acts 20:21

repentance toward God] Earnestly preaching that they should turn unto Gody by repentance and newnesse of life, and beleeve in Christ, who freely justifieth the sinner.

Acts 20:22

bound in the spirit] My conscience leading me. Ch. 21. 14.

Acts 20:23

abide me] Or, wait for me.

Acts 20:27

all the counsel of God] Which concerneth your salvation. See Luke 7:30. John 15. 15.

Acts 20:28

overseers] Gr. bishops.

with his own bloud] Which he, that is, Christ hath purchased with his own bloud. That which appertaineth to the humanitie of Christ, is here attributed to his Divinitie: because of the union of the two natures in one person, and communion of properties.

Acts 20:29

grieuous wolves] Matthew 7:15. John 10:12. False teachers and bloudy persecuters: so Christ called them, Matthew 10:16.

Acts 20:30

perverse things] Broaching false and hereticall doctrines, through their ambition to be singular and popular.

Acts 20:31

by the space of three yeers] Three yeers current, not compleat, for he taught in their Synagogue six moneths, and in the Schoole of Tyrannus two yeers, Chap. 19. 8. 10. to which reckon the time of his going from them to his present return through Macedonia and Achaia (where he stayed three moneths, Chap. 20. 3.) and you have about three yeers time.

Acts 20:32

to the word of his grace] That is, the Gospel.

to build you up] To encrease you with further grace, to edifie you, and finish his work in you.

to give you an inheritance] The kingdome of heaven: to which you have right, as sonnes by adoption in Christ. 1 Peter 1:4-5. Romans 8:17.

Acts 20:34

that these hands] 1 Corinthians 4:12. 1 Thes. 2. 9. 2 Thes. 2. 8.

Acts 20:35

It is more blessed to give] It is likely this was spoken by Christ, and may also be gathered out of the Scriptures, though it be not expressely written.

Acts 20:36

he kneeled down] See Ephesians 3:4. Acts 21:5. Luke 22:41.