Introduction
Paul encourages believers in their faith (v 2).
He talks to the elders from Ephesus for the last time.
Questions
1. Why had the disciples at Troas gathered together on the first day of the week?
v 7 On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, ...
2. What did Paul warn the Ephesian elders at Miletus would happen after his departure?
v 29 and 30 For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in amongst you, not sparing the flock. Men will arise from amongst your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
3. How did Paul encourage them with what God could do for them?
v 32 Now, brothers, I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance amongst all those who are sanctified.
Summary Points
- v 1 to 6 After leaving Ephesus, Paul goes to Macedonia and then Greece where he becomes aware of a Jewish plot. He then retraces his steps and comes to Troas
- v 7 to 12 During a long evening talk at Troas, a young man falls asleep and falls from a third-floor window, but is healed by Paul
- v 13 to 24 Paul wants to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost and starts his journey. He stops at Miletus and sends for the elders from Ephesus and tells them what he has done and the opposition he has had
- 25 to 38 As Paul says goodbye to the elders from Ephesus, he reminds them of their responsibility to care for the believers and warns them against false teachers, some of whom will come from within the church. He reminds them of the importance of God's message which can build them up and give them an inheritance