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Acts 20:15 Cross-References
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“And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.”
Acts 20:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 20:15
And we sailed thence—Luke's precise travelogue continues with characteristic nautical detail. The itinerary from Assos traces Paul's third missionary journey's final leg toward Jerusalem: Chios (Greek island opposite Smyrna), Samos (birthplace of Pythagoras), Trogyllium (promontory between Samos and Miletus), and Miletus (major Ionian port 30 miles south of Ephesus).This seemingly mundane geographical catalog serves theological purpose—it demonstrates the gospel's westward march through the Greco-Roman world's cultural centers. Paul's urgency (speudō, v. 16—'hastening') to reach Jerusalem by P...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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“but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.”
“and called to himself the elders of the assembly.”