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 abode seven days.
Cross-references
Acts 12:3 likewise mentions the days of Unleavened Bread as a timing marker for Peter's arrest. Both verses use this Jewish feast to date events.
In Acts 16:12, Philippi is first introduced as a Roman colony. Acts 20:6 shows Paul leaving that same city after the feast, providing geographic continuity.
Exodus 12:14 institutes the commemoration of Passover/Unleavened Bread. Acts 20:6 refers to that same festival, grounding Paul's travel timing in OT law.
Exodus 12:15 prescribes eating unleavened bread for seven days. Acts 20:6 notes that Paul sailed after those very days, showing adherence to the feast.
Exodus 12:18-20 details the dates and rules for Unleavened Bread. Acts 20:6 references the same period, linking Paul's voyage to the OT calendar.
Exodus 13:6 commands the seven-day feast of Unleavened Bread. Acts 20:6 places Paul's departure after this feast, echoing the OT ordinance.
Exodus 13:7 repeats the command to eat unleavened bread. Acts 20:6's mention of 'days of Unleavened Bread' directly alludes to this law.
Exodus 23:15 commands the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which Paul observed before sailing from Philippi in Acts 20:6.
Exodus 34:18 repeats the command for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the same feast marking Paul's departure in Acts 20:6.
1 Corinthians 5:7 explains Christ as our Passover, giving Christian meaning to the unleavened bread feast observed in Acts 20:6.
1 Corinthians 5:8 calls believers to celebrate the feast spiritually, applying the literal observance in Acts 20:6 to Christian conduct.
Philippians 1:1 addresses the church at Philippi, the very city Paul is leaving in Acts 20:6. This connects Paul's journey to the community he founded there.
In 1 Thessalonians 2:2, Paul recalls his suffering in Philippi. Acts 20:6 shows him later leaving the same city after the feast, tying the trials to his ongoing mission.