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Paul in Macedonia and Greece

Acts 20:5

In 9 translations

BSB
These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.
KJV
These going before tarried for us at Troas.
WEB
But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.
ASV
But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.
LSV
these, having gone before, remained for us in Troas,
YLT
these, having gone before, did remain for us in Troas,
DBY
These going before waited for us in Troas;
DRC
These going before, stayed for us at Troas.
GNV
These went before, and taried vs at Troas.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA27, Textus Receptus read προελθόντες (“having gone ahead”); NA28, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read προσελθόντες (“having come to”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include δὲ (“also”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: δὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read δὲ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
  • SBLGNT: προσελθόντες. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read προσελθόντες; Nestle–Aland 28th edition read προελθόντες.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
οὗτοι δὲ προσελθόντες ἔμενον ἡμᾶς ἐν Τρῳάδι·
RP2018
Οὗτοι προσελθόντες ἔμενον ἡμᾶς ἐν Τρῳάδι.
TR-Boyd
Οὗτοι προελθόντες ἔμενον ἡμᾶς ἐν Τρῳάδι.
SCR1894
ουτοι προελθοντες εμενον ημας εν τρωαδι

Who and where

📍 Troas◆ Third Missionary Journey◆ Mission to Macedonia and Greece

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 16:8So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
  • 2 Timothy 4:13When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.
  • Acts 16:10–11As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
  • 2 Corinthians 2:12Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
  • Acts 20:6–8And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days. On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was…
  • Acts 20:13–15We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot. And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.…

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