17:14a–b

The Greek here is literally “and then….” It indicates a connection from the brothers sending Paul to the actions of the Jews in 17:13. For example:

Then (Revised Standard Version)
-or-
So (New Jerusalem Bible)

The brothers: This refers to the believers in Berea.

sent Paul to the coast:
This phrase in Greek is literally “sent Paul as far as to the sea.” Paul and those who went with him made further plans once they arrived at the coast. For example:

arranged for Paul to go immediately as far as the coast (New Jerusalem Bible)

17:15 indicates that some believers from Berea went with Paul to the coast.

It is about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Berea to the coast. This would be an all day trip on foot.

the coast: This refers to the seashore. Paul and the others probably went to a city with a port for ships that sail on the sea. In some languages a literal translation would wrongly indicate an uninhabited place along the coast. If that is true in your language, indicate they went to a city on the coast. For example:

⌊a city on⌋ the coast

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