And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
Paul's meeting at Assos and sailing to Mitylene belongs to his journey toward Jerusalem, which he first hoped to finish before Passover so that he could meet the Jews gathered for the feast, share the gospel with them, visit the Jerusalem church, deliver the gifts from the Gentile churches to the poor believers in Judea, and strengthen unity between Jewish and Gentile converts. That plan was changed because of a plot against his life, so he gave up his hope of arriving for Passover and hoped instead to reach Jerusalem by Pentecost.
After Troas he separated from his traveling companions, who went ahead by ship while he walked alone by the nearer land route between Troas and Assos to rejoin them at Assos. He deliberately chose this lonely walk to have opportunity for reflection and communion with God concerning the difficulties and dangers of his proposed visit to Jerusalem, the attitude of the Jerusalem church toward himself and his work, the condition of the churches, and the interests of the gospel work in other fields.
Paul's meeting at Assos and sailing to Mitylene belongs to his journey toward Jerusalem, which he first hoped to finish before Passover so that he could meet the Jews gathered for the feast, share the gospel with them, visit the Jerusalem church, deliver the gifts from the Gentile churches to the poor believers in Judea, and strengthen unity between Jewish and Gentile converts. That plan was changed because of a plot against his life, so he gave up his hope of arriving for Passover and hoped instead to reach Jerusalem by Pentecost.
After Troas he separated from his traveling companions, who went ahead by ship while he walked alone by the nearer land route between Troas and Assos to rejoin them at Assos. He deliberately chose this lonely walk to have opportunity for reflection and communion with God concerning the difficulties and dangers of his proposed visit to Jerusalem, the attitude of the Jerusalem church toward himself and his work, the condition of the churches, and the interests of the gospel work in other fields.