“Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost” (Acts 20:16). Paul also tells the Corinthians that he will “stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost” (1 Cor. 16:8). This is Paul thinking like a Jew, marking time with a common festival.
