Acts 20:14

Translations

Modern

And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.

Traditional

And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.

Literal

And when he met with us at Assos, having taken him in, we came to Mitylene.

Latin

Cum autem convenisset nos in Asson, assumpto eo, venimus Mitylenen.

Original

Greek

English

And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.

Notes

Acts 20:13–15

Assos was an important city in Mysia on the east coast of the Aegean Sea.
Mitylene was the most strategic city on the island of Lesbos.
The island of Samos was crucial for trade routes from Asia Minor to the west and from the Aegean Sea to Egypt.

Acts 20:5–15

This is another of the “we” passages in Acts (sections where Luke includes himself in the story; see study note on 16:10). Luke likely joined Paul again at Philippi, where he had stayed some years earlier. He then traveled with Paul to Jerusalem (21:1–18).

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul)