Gevurot 19:22

22 So Rav Sha’ul sent to Macedonia two of the mesharetim (ministers, servants) with him?Timotiyos and Erastus, while he stayed a little while longer in [the Province of] Asia.

Gevurot 19:22 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 19:22

So he sent into Macedonia
To Philippi, or Thessalonica, or Berea, or some of the places there, to let them know of his coming, and to prepare for him:

two of them that ministered unto him;
that were his assistants in preaching the Gospel:

Timotheus and Erastus;
the former of these was a disciple he found at Lystra, and took along with him, and to whom he afterwards wrote two epistles; and the latter seems to be the same with him, who was chamberlain of the city of Corinth, and is said to abide there, ( Romans 16:23 ) ( 2 Timothy 4:20 ) The Ethiopic version, instead of Erastus, wrongly reads Aristarchus; whereas it is certain, he was not sent into Macedonia, but was with the apostle at Ephesus in the tumult, ( Acts 19:29 ) .

But he himself stayed in Asia for a season;
that is, at Ephesus, as the following narration shows.

Gevurot 19:22 In-Context

20 So the dvar Hashem, the Besuras HaGeulah, was growing with ko’ach and was prevailing.

21 And when these things were fulfilled, Rav Sha’ul resolved in his ruach to travel through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Yerushalayim, saying "After I have gone there, it is necessary for me also to see Rome."

22 So Rav Sha’ul sent to Macedonia two of the mesharetim (ministers, servants) with him?Timotiyos and Erastus, while he stayed a little while longer in [the Province of] Asia.

23 Now during that time there was no small disturbance concerning the Derech Hashem.

24 For a certain one, Demetrius by name, a silversmith and maker of silver idol shrines for Artemis, was providing no small revach (profit) for the craftsmen.