New Testament in a Year

Paul’s Journey to Macedonia and Greece

20 After the uproar ceased, Paul summoned the disciples and embraced them and departed for Macedonia. ² When he had gone through that region and had greatly exhorted them, he arrived in Greece, ³ and stayed there three months. When the Jews plotted against him as he was about to sail to Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. ⁴ Accompanying him to Asia were Sopater of Berea, and Aristarchus and Secundus of Thessalonica, Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia. ⁵ These men went forward and waited for us at Troas. ⁶ But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and after five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

Paul’s Farewell Visit to Troas

⁷ On the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to leave the next day, preached to them and continued his message until midnight. ⁸ There were many lamps in the upper room where they were assembled. ⁹ A young man named Eutychus sat in the window, falling into a deep sleep as Paul spoke for a longer time. Being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead. ¹⁰ Paul went down and leaned over him, and embracing him said, “Do not be troubled, for he is alive.” ¹¹ When he had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed for a long while until dawn and departed. ¹² They took the lad in alive and were greatly comforted.

The Voyage From Troas to Miletus

¹³ We went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, intending to take Paul on board there. For he had arranged this, intending to go on foot. ¹⁴ When he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene. ¹⁵ The day after sailing from there we arrived off Chios. And the next day we crossed over to Samos and stayed at Trogyllium, and the following day we came to Miletus. ¹⁶ Paul had decided to sail by Ephesus, to avoid spending time in Asia. For he was hurrying so he could be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.