Acts 20:15

"When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and came to Mitylene."

Key Reflection

This passage highlights the importance of unity and fellowship among believers. By taking Paul aboard the ship in Assos and continuing on to Mitylene together, the other travelers demonstrated their commitment to accompanying him, reflecting the communal aspect of Christian journeying and ministry.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 15. Over against. Opposite to. Into the neighborhood of, or near to it. Chios, called also Coos, an island in the Archipelago, between Lesbos and Samos. It is on the coast of Asia Minor, and is now called Scio. It will long be remembered now as the seat of a dreadful massacre of almost all its inhabitants by the Turks in 1823. At Samos. This was also an island of the Archipelago, lying off the coast of Lydia, from which it is separated by a narrow strait. These islands were celebrated among the ancients for their extraordinary wines. Trogyllium. This was the name of a town and promontory of Ionia in Asia Minor, between Ephesus and the mouth of the river Meander, opposite to Samos.

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