Barnes' Notes on Acts 16:40

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Notes on the Whole Bible
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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They comforted them - They exhorted them, and encouraged them to persevere, notwithstanding the opposition and persecution which they might meet with. And departed - That is, Paul and Silas departed. It would appear probable that Luke and Timothy remained in Philippi, or, at least, did not attend Paul and Silas. For Luke, who, in Acts 16:10, uses the first person, and speaks of himself as with Paul and Silas, speaks of them now in the third person, implying that he was not with them until Paul had arrived at Troas, where Luke joined him from Philippi, Acts 20:5-6. In Acts 17:14, also, Timothy is mentioned as being at Berea in company with Silas, from which it appears that he did not accompany Paul and Silas to Thessalonica. Compare Acts 17:1, Acts 17:4. Paul and Silas, when they departed from Philippi, went to Thessalonica, Acts 17:1. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Acts 16". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/acts-16.html. 1870. StudyLight.org © 2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology

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