Acts 20:13 Parallel Translations

We went ahead to the ship and sailed for the city of Assos. At Assos, we were going to pick up Paul. He had made these arrangements, since he had planned to walk overland to Assos.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.

ASV:

But we going before to the ship set sail for Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, intending himself to go by land.

BBE:

But we, going before him by ship, went to Assos with the purpose of taking Paul in there: for so he had given orders, because he himself was coming by land.

DBY:

And we, having gone before on board ship, sailed off to Assos, going to take in Paul there; for so he had directed, he himself being about to go on foot.

ERV:

But we, going before to the ship, set sail for Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, intending himself to go by land.

WEY:

The rest of us had already gone on board a ship, and now we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there; for so he had arranged, he himself intending to go by land.

WBS:

And we went before to a ship, and sailed to Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so he had appointed, intending himself to go on foot.

WEB:

But we who went ahead to the ship set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.

YLT:

And we having gone before unto the ship, did sail to Assos, thence intending to take in Paul, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go on foot;

Acts 20:13 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 16:10 When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Acts 20:5 But these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

20:13 Sailed to Assos. The distance from Troas to Assos by sea, round Cape Lectum, was about forty miles, while across by land it was only half as far. Paul, probably attended by a number of brethren, chose to walk across. Vast ruins now mark the site of the seaport of Assos.

WES:

20:13 Being himself to go on foot - That he might enjoy the company of his Christian brethren a little longer, although he had passed the night without sleep, and though Assos was of difficult and dangerous access by land.

MHC:

20:13-16 Paul hastened to Jerusalem, but tried to do good by the way, when going from place to place, as every good man should do. In doing God's work, our own wills and those of our friends must often be crossed; we must not spend time with them when duty calls us another way.

CONC:

Aboard Afoot Ahead Already Appointed Arranged Arrangement Assos Board Directed Foot Intending Minding Orders Paul Purpose Rest Sail Sailed Ship Taking Thence

Aboard Afoot Ahead Already Appointed Arranged Arrangement Assos Board Directed Foot Intending Minding Orders Paul Purpose Rest Sail Sailed Ship

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