Atti 20:16

16 Poiché Paolo avea deliberato di navigare oltre Efeso, per non aver a consumar tempo in Asia; giacché si affrettava per trovarsi, se gli fosse possibile, a Gerusalemme il giorno della Pentecoste.

Atti 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.

Atti 20:16 In-Context

14 E avendoci incontrati ad Asso, lo prendemmo con noi, e venimmo a Mitilene.

15 E di là, navigando, arrivammo il giorno dopo dirimpetto a Chio; e il giorno seguente approdammo a Samo, e il giorno dipoi giungemmo a Mileto.

16 Poiché Paolo avea deliberato di navigare oltre Efeso, per non aver a consumar tempo in Asia; giacché si affrettava per trovarsi, se gli fosse possibile, a Gerusalemme il giorno della Pentecoste.

17 E da Mileto mandò ad Efeso a far chiamare gli anziani della chiesa.

18 E quando furon venuti a lui, egli disse loro: Voi sapete in qual maniera, dal primo giorno che entrai nell’Asia, io mi son sempre comportato con voi,