Several men went with him. They were Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.
Aristarchus, who’s in prison with me, sends you his greetings. So does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. You’ve been given directions about him. If he comes to you, welcome him.
We boarded a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia. When we headed out to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, came with us.
It feels as if God has put us apostles on display like the people who are put at the end of the procession to the arena because they’re going to die there. And it feels as if the whole universe is watching, both angels and humans.
Gaius sends you his greetings. I’m staying with him here, and the whole church meets in his house. Erastus, the director of public works here in the city, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings.
The whole city was stirred up and people came running from all directions. They grabbed Paul and dragged him out of the temple. They closed the temple gates behind him so that he couldn’t get back in to safety.
The churches chose him to come along with us as we collect the offering and bring it to Jerusalem. We’re carrying out this work because we want to honor the Lord and show how ready we are to help.
Everyone was confused. Some were shouting one thing while others were shouting something else. Most of the people didn’t even know why they were there.
After all this had happened, Paul decided to go over to Macedonia and Achaia and then on to Jerusalem. “And after I’ve been there,” he said, “I must also visit Rome.”