translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: ACT

label: NET study note

text: Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.


text: This plot is one of several noted by Luke ( Acts 9:20; 20:19; 23:30 ).


text: Berea (alternate spelling in NRSV Beroea ; Greek Beroia ) was a very old city in Macedonia on the river Astraeus about 45 mi (75 km) from Thessalonica. map For location see JP1-C1 ; JP2-C1 ; JP3-C1 ; JP4-C1 .


text: Derbe was a city in Lycaonia about 30 mi (50 km) southeast of Lystra. map For location see JP1-E2 ; JP2-E2 ; JP3-E2 .


text: Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor.


text: This marks the beginning of another “ we ” section in Acts. These have been traditionally understood to mean that Luke was in the company of Paul for this part of the journey.


text: The days of Unleavened Bread refer to the week following Passover. Originally an agricultural festival commemorating the beginning of harvest, it was celebrated for seven days beginning on the fifteenth day of the month Nisan (March-April). It was later combined with Passover ( Exod 12:1-20 ; Ezek 45:21-24 ; Matt 26:17 ; Luke 22:1 ).


text: Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. From Philippi to Troas was about 125 mi (200 km).


text: On the first day. This is the first mention of a Sunday gathering ( 1 Cor 16:2 ).


text: This is best taken as a parenthetical note by the author.


text: Assos was a city of Mysia about 24 mi (40 km) southeast of Troas.


text: Mitylene was the most important city on the island of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea. It was about 44 mi (70 km) from Assos.


text: Samos is an island in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Asia Minor.


text: Miletus was a seaport on the western coast of Asia Minor about 40 mi (70 km) south of Ephesus. From Mitylene to Miletus was about 125 mi (200 km).


text: Miletus was a seaport on the western coast of Asia Minor about 45 mi (72 km) south of Ephesus.


text: On humility see 2 Cor 10:1; 11:7 ; 1 Thess 2:6 ; Col 3:12 ; Eph 4:2 ; Phil 2:3-11 .


text: These plots are mentioned in Acts 9:24; 20:13 .


text: א Α C [D] E 33 36 323 945 1175 1241 1505 1739 pm and a number of versions), read Χριστόν ( Criston , “Christ”) at the end of this verse. This word is lacking in B H L P Ψ 614 pm . Although the inclusion is supported by many earlier and better mss , internal evidence is on the side of the omission: In Acts, both “Lord Jesus” and “Lord Jesus Christ” occur, though between 16:31 and the end of the book “Lord Jesus Christ” appears only in 28:31 , perhaps as a kind of climactic assertion. Thus, the shorter reading is to be preferred. Repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus. Note the twofold description of the message. It is a turning to God involving faith in Jesus Christ.


text: This journey to Jerusalem suggests a parallel between Paul and Jesus, since the “Jerusalem journey” motif figures so prominently in Luke’s Gospel (9:51-19:44).


text: Note how Paul’s usage of the expression proclaiming the kingdom is associated with (and intertwined with) his testifying to the good news of God’s grace in v. 24 . For Paul the two concepts were interrelated.


text: The expression By all these things means “In everything I did.”


text: The saying is similar to Matt 10:8 . Service and generosity should be abundant. Interestingly, these exact words are not found in the gospels. Paul must have known of this saying from some other source.


text: The Ephesians elders kissed Paul as a sign of both affection and farewell. The entire scene shows how much interrelationship Paul had in his ministry and how much he and the Ephesians meant to each other.