The Collection Visit likely occurred in ca. CE 57. The details of the visit itself commenced at Acts 20:6. Paul left Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread (Acts 20:6). Paul decided to sail past Ephesus, as he was in a hurry to be at Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost, May 29, 57, but stopped at Miletus (Acts 20:16). He had the elders of the church from Ephesus meet with him there (Acts 20:17).
Paul believed that certain congregational leaders later would seek to gain a personal following for themselves. He shared his concerns with the elders. He warned them how an apostasy would begin. "For I know this," said Paul "that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things," Why? "to draw away the disciples after themselves" (Acts 20:28-29).
Departing from Miletus Paul and his party set sail and ran a course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes and from there to Patara (Acts 21:1). At Patara they found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia. They boarded and set sail (Acts 20:2). When they came in sight of Cyprus they passed it so that it appeared on the left of the boat and they sailed toward Syria.
They landed at Tyre where the ship was schedule to unload its cargo (Acts 21:3). Paul remained at Tyre for a week (Acts 21:4). He and his party then sailed from Tyre to Ptolemias (Acts 21:7).
The next day they departed and came to Caesarea where Paul stayed with Philip the evangelist (Acts 21:8). While traveling on to Jerusalem Paul stayed with Mnasan of Cyprus (Acts 21:16). Arriving at Jerusalem Paul and his party reported in with James (Acts 21:17-18). Here in CE 57 he presumably kept the Day of Pentecost.
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