“And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.”
But we sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days — The Passover/Unleavened Bread festival timing (Pesach) marks the journey's Jewish liturgical calendar. Five days' sailing to Troas and seven days' residence permit recovery and community gathering.
Church Fathers on Acts 20:6
And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days. Acts 20:6 For it seems to me that he made a point of keeping the feasts in the large cities. From Philippi, where the affair of the prison had taken place. This was his third coming into Macedonia, and it is a high testimony that he bears to the Philippians, which is the reason why he makes some stay there.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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