Greetings are sent by Timothy and by the Macedonians Lucius, Jason and Sosipater and by the local Corinthians Tertius, Gaius, Erastus and Quartus. It is illustrative that in the last chapter of Romans Paul sends greetings to twenty-four different people and for each one there is a word of thanks and consolation. In the Orient personal greetings have not yet lost their value. In connection with the third missionary journey return there are sensitive details which shed light on Paul as a man and as a teacher. On the one hand, we meet him in action, the description of which reveals the customs of his time, and, on the other hand, he tells openly of his weakness and fear of the future.
Acts is the most exciting adventure story in the history of mankind.
And he was picked up dead. He is still alive. And Paul returned to the upper room. The meeting continued until the break of day, when he set off on his journey. This is usually understood as Sunday, when the church is supposed to have celebrated the Lord's Supper at this strange hour in the late evening.