Acts 20:2-4

The Passion Translation

²At every place he passed through, he brought words of great comfort and encouragement to the believers. Then he went on to Greece ³and stayed there for three months.

Just as Paul was about to sail for Syria, he learned of a plot against him by the Jews, so he decided to return by going through Macedonia. ⁴Seven men accompanied him as far as western Turkey. They were Sopater,^[a] son of Pyrrhus^[b] from Berea, Aristarchus^[c] and Secundus^[d] from Thessalonica, Gaius^[e] from Derbe, and Timothy,^[f] Tychicus,^[g] and Trophimus^[h] from western Turkey.

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Footnotes

Acts 20:4 Sopater, or Sosipater, is mentioned in Rom. 16:21 as one of Paul’s relatives. His name means “his father’s savior.”
Acts 20:4 Or “son of fiery red flames.” This phrase is not found in the Aramaic.
Acts 20:4 See the third footnote on 19:29.
Acts 20:4 Secundus means “fortunate.”
Acts 20:4 Many believe this is the same Gaius mentioned in 19:29. See the second footnote on 19:29.
Acts 20:4 The Aramaic is “Timothy of Lystra.” See introductions to 1 and 2 Timothy.
Acts 20:4 It is likely that Tychicus was a native of Ephesus since he carried the letter Paul wrote to them as well as the letter to Colossae. See Eph. 6:21; Col. 4:7. He is also mentioned in 2 Tim. 4:12 and Titus 3:12. His name means “child of fortune.”
Acts 20:4 Trophimus was not a Jew. He is mentioned in Acts 21:29. His name means “nutritious.”