Atos 20:16

16 Porque Paulo havia determinado passar ao largo de Éfeso, para não se demorar na Ásia; pois se apressava para estar em Jerusalém no dia de Pentecostes, se lhe fosse possível.

Atos 20:16 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 20:16

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus
That is, to sail by it, without calling at it, as he did, for it lay by the shore before he came to Miletus; but he chose not to stop there, fearing he should be detained by the brethren there:

because he would not spend the time in Asia;
of which Ephesus was the metropolis:

for he hasted, if it were possible, for him to be at Jerusalem the
day of Pentecost:
which was near at hand; for it was but fifty days from the second day of the passover, which feast was over when he sailed from Philippi; and at Troas he stayed seven days, and he had been several days sailing already; see ( Acts 20:6 Acts 20:13-15 ) . And his great desire to be at the feast of Pentecost was not in order to keep that feast, according to the usage of the Jews; but that he might have an opportunity of preaching the Gospel to a great number of Jews, out of all countries, whom he knew would come to that feast.

Atos 20:16 In-Context

14 E, logo que nos alcançou em Assôs, recebemo-lo a bordo e fomos a Mitilene;

15 e navegando dali, chegamos no dia imediato defronte de Quios, no outro aportamos a Samos e [e tendo-nos demorado em Trogílio, chegamos,] no dia seguinte a Mileto.

16 Porque Paulo havia determinado passar ao largo de Éfeso, para não se demorar na Ásia; pois se apressava para estar em Jerusalém no dia de Pentecostes, se lhe fosse possível.

17 De Mileto mandou a Éfeso chamar os anciãos da igreja.

18 E, tendo eles chegado, disse-lhes: Vós bem sabeis de que modo me tenho portado entre vós sempre, desde o primeiro dia em que entrei na Ásia,