Chapter twenty-one finally brings Paul to Jerusalem, after a series of short stops along the way. The “WE” throughout the chapter tells us that Luke had joined Paul again in Troas like he did the first time (Acts 16:11). In Tyre, the believers repeatedly told Paul to not go to Jerusalem, but he would not […]
Chapter twenty shows Paul finishing his third tour as he made his way from Ephesus back through Macedonia and to Greece, “WHERE HE STAYED FOR THREE MONTHS” (Acts 20:1-12). During that time he ministered to the churches, having a companion with him from each of the major churches in the region. Due to a death
Chapters nineteen and twenty tell of Paul’s third and last recorded missionary tour. Leaving Antioch, he returned to the churches he had founded, “STRENGTHENING ALL THE DISCIPLES” (Acts 18:23), until he found his way back to Ephesus. Apollos had gone to Corinth, and Paul found a small group of believers that had heard the gospel
