<p>20:13 <i>But going ahead to the ship we set sail for Assos, there intending to pick up Paul. For so had he arranged, he intending to go</i>- <em>Intending... arranged... intending</em>- The repetition of the Greek word underlines how these brethren were left to use their own initiative in arranging things, with all the uncertainties of travel, especially given the limited information there was available for travellers.</p><p><em>By land</em>- A distance of around 20 miles compared to 45 miles by sea. Why did Paul again split his party? Perhaps there was real danger of ambush because of the money they were carrying for the poor believers in Jerusalem. The splitting of the group would have given a better chance of some of the funds getting through if the worst came to the worst.</p>