ACTS 20:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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 at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.”
Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost — The intentional Ephesus-avoidance, despite earlier deep investment there, signals time-consciousness. The Pentecost deadline (pentekoste) marks eschatological urgency.
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