ACTS 20:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
The next day we set sail from there and arrived off Chios — The day after that we crossed over to Samos — and on the following day arrived at Miletus — The precise geographical notation (Chios, Samos, Miletus) demonstrates Luke's navigational knowledge or source documentation. Miletus, avoiding nearby Ephesus, becomes the assembly point.
Church Fathers on Acts 20:15
and on the next day we touched at Samos, and having stopped at Trogylium, on the following day we came to Miletus. For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. Acts 20:14-16 Why this haste? Not for the sake of the feast, but of the multitude. At the same time, by this he conciliated the Jews, as being one that did honor the feasts, wishing to gain…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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