imotheus and Erastus
into Macedonia, "but he himself stayed in Asia for a
season."

6. The tumult made by Demetrius (Acts 19:23-40) is
a strong proof of the large impression made by the gospel
of Jesus Christ upon not only the city of Ephesus but all
Asia Minor. The burning of the magical books had
arrested the attention of many people, but when the sale
of the silver images of the idol, Diana, began to fall off
so as to touch the trade of the silversmiths they were up
in arms at once. Demetrius showed how the power of
Christ had prevailed with men when he declared that,
"Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people,
saying that there be no gods which are made with
hands." The violence of the men who composed the mob showed
how deeply Christianity had taken hold upon large
numbers of people. Paul, after the uproar had quieted down,
carried out his intention of departing for Macedonia.

+Through Macedonia and Greece+ (Acts 21:1-6).--"The
order of events seems to have been: (a) Timotheus
and Erastus were sent to look after the church discipline
at Corinth (Acts 19:22). Stephanas and others came
from Corinth and returned with the First Epistle to the
Corinthians (1 Cor. 16:17). (b) Paul meant to visit
Corinth (1 Cor. 4:18, 19); instead he went to Macedonia
by Troas (2 Cor. 2:12, 13). (c) He waited at Troas
for news from Corinth, and his anxiety told on his health
(2 Cor. 2:12; 1:8; 4:10, 11; 12:7). (d) In spite of
illness he pressed on to Macedonia (2 Cor. 2:13), where
he met Titus, who brought him good news of the state of
the Corinthian church (2 Cor. 7:5-9). (e) He wrote
the Second Epistle to the Corinthians and sent it by Titus,
and resolved to wait sometime longer before going to
Corinth, for he wished to take a contribution from the
Corinthians to Jerusalem (2 Cor. 9:1-5). (f) In Macedonia
he probably visited Berea, Thessalonica, and Philippi,
with perhaps a journey to Illyricum (Rom. 15:19).
(g) He went to Greece (Corinth and Cenchrea). (h)
He proposed sailing for Syria with the contributions of
the various churches, and with delegates who carried
the money; Sopater from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus
from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timotheus from
Lystra, Tychicus and Trophimus from Ephesus (Acts
20:4; 21:29). (i) The Jews of Corinth conspired to
murder Paul on his embarkation, so his friends went by
ship, and he eluded the conspirators by going by land to
Philippi. (j) Then he took