Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Acts 20:6

"And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days." — Acts 20:6 (ASV)

Having been unable to get to Jerusalem for Passover, Paul remained at Philippi to celebrate it and the week-long Feast of Unleavened Bread. He sent his Gentile companions ahead to Troas and stayed on at Philippi, apparently with Silas and Timothy. Then after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the missionaries —accompanied by Luke (note the “we” section of vv.5–15)—went down to Neapolis, the port city of Philippi, and crossed the Aegean to Troas. It was evidently a difficult crossing because it took five days instead of two days as earlier (16:11).