Acts 20:14
What does Acts 20:14 mean?
A plain-English look at Acts 20:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Acts 20:14 means
The planned rendezvous works: Paul boards at Assos, and the group sails to Mitylene. The simple efficiency highlights the team’s unity and the steady progress of the journey. Nothing sensational is reported, yet the quiet continuities of obedience and trust are significant. The mission advances mile by mile, port by port, under God’s providence. Ministry is not only in the mountaintop moments of miracles and speeches but in the faithful execution of plans that position God’s servants for their next assignments, such as the crucial meeting to come at Miletus.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when he came up with us at Assos, we took him in the ship and went on to Mitylene.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and when he met with us at Assos, having taken him up, we came to Mitylene,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And when he had met with us at Assos, we took him in and came to Mitylene.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And when he met with us at Assos, having taken him on board, we came to Mitylene;
Context
This verse completes the Assos rendezvous and moves the party to Mitylene on the island of Lesbos. The narrative will keep its maritime pace through verses 15–16, tracing the route toward Miletus. From there, the focus will shift from travel to teaching, as Paul intentionally bypasses Ephesus to save time, yet summons its elders for a final, weighty exhortation. The calm movement here contrasts with the emotional intensity that will soon mark Paul’s farewell.
v.13But 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.
v.14This passage
v.15And sailing from thence, we came the following day over against Chios; and the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after we came to Miletus.
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