THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES - Chapter 20 - Verse 1

CHAPTER 20

Verse 1. The uproar. The tumult excited by Demetrius and the workmen. After it had been quieted by the town-clerk, Ac 19:40,40.

Embraced them. Saluted them; gave them parting expressions of kindness. Comp. See Barnes "Lu 7:45; Ro 16:16; 1 Co 16:20 2 Co 13:12; 1 Th 5:26; 1 Pe 5:14. The Syriac translates this, "Paul called the disciples, and consoled them, and kissed them."

To go into Macedonia. On his way to Jerusalem, agreeably to his purpose—recorded in Ac 19:21.

{a} "uproar was ceased" Ac 19:40 {b} "go into Macedonia" 1 Co 16:5; 1 Ti 1:3