Acts 19:22

What does Acts 19:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Acts 19:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Acts 19:22 means

Paul sends Timothy and Erastus into Macedonia while he stays a while longer in Asia. Delegation and teamwork mark his ministry; he prepares the ground for forthcoming visits and strengthens churches through trusted co-workers. Remaining in Asia suggests unfinished business in Ephesus even as plans advance. The verse highlights prudent leadership: Paul does not act alone, and he sequences his movements wisely. Timothy’s known pastoral gifts and Erastus’s administrative skills (noted elsewhere) fit the needs of the mission. This quiet logistical detail precedes a storm, reminding us that God often weaves the ordinary and the extraordinary together in advancing the gospel.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And having sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself went on living in Asia for a time.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and having sent to Macedonia two of those ministering to him--Timotheus and Erastus--he himself stayed a time in Asia.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And sending into Macedonia two of them that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself remained for a time in Asia.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And having sent into Macedonia two of those ministering to him, Timotheus and Erastus, he remained himself awhile in Asia.

Context

After stating his intent to travel, Paul dispatches co-workers ahead, signaling that transition is underway. This calm before the storm is immediately followed by a major disturbance about the Way. The next verses introduce Demetrius, a silversmith whose livelihood depends on the cult of Diana, and who rallies fellow craftsmen against the gospel’s impact. The narrative will shift from inward church growth to outward societal backlash.

v.21Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

v.22This passage

v.23And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 16:3

    Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those parts: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:8

    For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything.

  • Acts 20:1

    And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

  • 2 Corinthians 1:16

    and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto Judæa.

  • Acts 19:29

    And the city was filled with the confusion: and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.

  • Acts 16:9

    And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

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