Troas
Britishnoun
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The passages in Acts which contain the word "we" show that the writer of Acts accompanied St. Paul from Troas to Philippi in A.D.
From The Books of the New Testament by Pullan, Leighton
Thus he had traveled from Antioch in the south-east to Troas in the northwest of Asia Minor, a distance as far as from Land's End to John O' Groat's, evangelizing all the way.
From The Life of St. Paul by Stalker, James
Though he found an opening for the gospel at Troas, he hurried on into Macedonia, and at last Titus came with joyful news of the penitence and submission of the Corinthians.
From The Books of the New Testament by Pullan, Leighton
St. Luke tells us that, at Troas, St. Paul saw in a vision a man of Macedonia, who stood and prayed him, saying, "Come over into Macedonia, and help us."
From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary
No. 329; see also those of Alexandria Troas in Mionnet, Nos.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
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