Acts 20:6 Meaning and Explanation
“And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.”
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Read Full Chapter →After the days of unleavened bread, Paul and Luke sail from Philippi and reach Troas in five days, staying there a week.
What Does Acts 20:6 Mean?
The days of unleavened bread are Passover week, which Paul keeps at Philippi with the church he founded there. Then comes a slow five-day crossing of the Aegean — the same passage once made in two (16:11) — and a seven-day stay in Troas.
Luke frames the journey by the sacred calendar: the man who wrote that Christ our passover is sacrificed for us (1 Cor 5:7) travels in the season of the Lamb, bound for Jerusalem like his Lord before him. Even slow winds serve God's timing, for the week in Troas makes room for the gathering — and the miracle — that follows.
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What does Acts 20:6 mean?
After the days of unleavened bread, Paul and Luke sail from Philippi and reach Troas in five days, staying there a week.